A view of a missile launcher as North Korea conducts what it says is a drill to launch a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile at an unknown location. File
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MOFA) condemned North Korea’s firing of at the very least one ballistic missile northeastward from an space close to the capital Pyongyang early Thursday (October 31, 2024), which reportedly landed outdoors of Japan’s unique financial zones.

In an announcement issued, MOFA reiterated its severe issues and strongly condemned North Korea’s “wanton actions” for undermining regional peace and stability.

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Taiwan will proceed to work with like-minded international locations to collectively safeguard freedom, openness, stability and prosperity within the Indo-Pacific area, in response to the assertion.

Japan’s Defence Ministry mentioned that North Korea fired at the very least one ballistic missile within the northeast route from the inside of North Korea at 6:11 a.m. (Taiwan time) Thursday.

In response to Japanese media studies, the missile had a flight time of 1 hour and 26 minutes and landed outdoors Japan’s unique financial zone.