N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea Amid Tensions Over Upcoming US-South Korea Drills

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.

N. Korea fires at least 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military SEOUL -- North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in a move seen as a protest against an upcoming combined military exercise between the South and the United States. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the missile launched from the Wonsan area on the east coast at around 6 a.m.

Presidential office labels N. Korea's missile launch as provocation, urges immediate halt SEOUL -- The presidential office on Wednesday held an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, describing it as a provocation and calling for an immediate halt to such actions.