SEOUL: North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday , South Korea's military said, calling the action"highly inappropriate" given the global coronavirus pandemic.
As an event that gathers almost 700 of the country's top officials in one spot, analysts said it was a show of strength amid the virus outbreak."If it goes ahead, it would be the ultimate show of confidence in managing the coronavirus situation," Rachel Minyoung Lee, of the North Korea monitoring website NK News, said on Twitter this week.
It has imposed strict border controls, but is viewed by aid organisations as especially vulnerable to an outbreak as its health system lacks resources and because of international sanctions.
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'When would it be moderately inappropriate, or mildly inappropriate?' Kim asks.
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