N Korea fired barrage of missiles toward sea: Seoul

‘PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE’: The solution to tensions in the Korean Peninsula is urging the US to abandon its hostile policy, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said North Korea yesterday launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang shrugged off a US decision to scale back military drills with Seoul in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.About 10 short-range ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea’s capital region at about 5pm, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The missiles flew about 300km each toward North Korea’s eastern waters, it added. US soldiers dismantle a floating bridge during a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, yesterday. Photo: AP South Korea has bolstered its surveillance posture