North Korea resumes weapons launches by firing ballistic missile into sea

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: Ahn Young-joon/AP

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea on Monday in a resumption of its high-profile weapons testing activities, South Korea said.

South Korea’s military said in a statement that the North Korean missile flew about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.