North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range missile

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, in a move that sparked immediate condemnation from the prime minister of Japan.

It flew about 600kms before falling into sea, South Korea said, while Japan's defence ministry estimated it covered a distance of 650km and hit a maximum altitude of 100km. In March, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile to develop national defence capability, state media reported.Amid concerns Russia and North Korea are developing closer military links, the US and its major Asian allies South Korea and Japan are expanding security cooperation.

South Korea announced sanctions on two Russian vessels that it said had transported munitions between North Korea and Russia, and two Russian organisations involved in hiring North Korean workers to help Pyongyang earn foreign currency, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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