North Korea fired two "ballistic missiles" in the direction of the East Sea, a few minutes apart, Wednesday, May 25, announced the South Korean army, quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
The type of missiles launched was not "specified".
The firing, the latest in a series of weapons tests this year resembling a snub to international sanctions against Pyongyang, comes as US President Joe Biden wraps up a trip to South Korea and Japan.
During his stay in South Korea, Joe Biden spoke with newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Both spoke of an intensification of military exercises in the face of threats from the North.
In the final days of his visit to Seoul, the US president told reporters that he had only one message for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: "Hello. Period."
He added, however, that the United States was "ready for anything North Korea does."
A modernization of the North Korean arsenal
Pyongyang has made it a priority to develop and modernize its arsenal, including nuclear, and has stepped up arms tests in recent months, blaming the "hostile" attitude of the United States against it.
In March, North Korea launched a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Satellite images recently indicated that North Korea had resumed construction of a long-dormant nuclear reactor.
With AFP and Reuters
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