North Korea fires missiles as US envoy visits Seoul
- North Korea fired two short-range missiles on 9th May less than a week after it test-fired multiple rockets and a missile.
- The tests seem to be a protest by the North Korea for failing to reach an agreement during the Hanoi summit with the US on the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the US.
Background:
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met in Hanoi, Vietnam on 27 February 2019 for their second bilateral summit meeting. The first summit was held in June 2018 in Singapore.
- In the second meeting, North Korea was hesitant towards ....
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