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| North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea says, in what is apparently latest in a series of recent tests. | North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea says, in what is apparently latest in a series of recent tests. |
| The projectiles were launched from a western province into the Sea of Japan, a spokesman for the joint chiefs of staff in Seoul was quoted as saying. | The projectiles were launched from a western province into the Sea of Japan, a spokesman for the joint chiefs of staff in Seoul was quoted as saying. |
| The move follows a recent visit by the Chinese president to South Korea, with whom the North is technically at war. | The move follows a recent visit by the Chinese president to South Korea, with whom the North is technically at war. |
| North Korea is believed to have carried out similar tests in June and July. | North Korea is believed to have carried out similar tests in June and July. |
| 'Snub by Beijing' | |
| "North Korea fired two short-range missiles presumed to be Scud-type ones... from a site in Hwanghae province in a north-easterly direction", South Korean spokesman Um Hyo-sik was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. | |
| "They flew some 500km (310 miles) and landed in international waters," he added, without giving further details. | |
| Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their opposition to North Korean nuclear tests during talks in Seoul. | |
| It is the first time a Chinese leader has visited Seoul before Pyongyang, which is being seen as a snub to the North. China - North Korea's biggest trading ally - is the nation believed to wield the most influence over the government in Pyongyang. | |
| To date North Korea has carried out three nuclear tests and is believed to be working on long-range missile development. | |
| Talks between its leaders and other nations on ending its nuclear ambitions have been stalled for years. | |
| North Korea has also in recent weeks alternated between threatening the South and offering apparent concessions. | |
| The two nations remain technically at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace deal. |