North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea military says

Launch comes as Chinese foreign minister is in Seoul to discuss stalled nuclear diplomacy and two days after North tests a new long-range cruise missile

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military has said, two days after the North claimed to have tested a new missile in its first weapons test in six months.

South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement the North Korean projectile flew towards the waters of the Korean Peninsula’s east coast and that further analysis was under way.