North Korea fires two projectiles into sea
North Korea has fired two projectiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military.They were launched early on Saturday from Pyongan province towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
On Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said it was monitoring the situation in case there are additional launches. The projectiles flew for 410km with a maximum altitude of around 50km, the South Korean military said. Rachel Minyoung Lee, from North Korea monitoring website NK News said on Twitter that the meeting would"be the ultimate show of confidence in managing the coronavirus situation".If so, that would mean nearly 700 reps from all over the country gathering in Pyongyang. If it goes ahead, it would be the ultimate show of NK's confidence in managing the coronavirus situation.There have been no reported cases of coronavirus in North Korea, though some experts have cast doubt on this.
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