South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea`s capital region around 7:50 am. It said the missiles were fired in a direction toward North Korea`s eastern waters but gave no further details like how far they travelled

China-Russia relations had reached "their highest level in history" in terms of depth and mutual trust, and ties between the two countries would continue to develop in a steady and dynamic manner, Russia`s Ambassador to China, Igor Morgulov, said at a forum at Renmin University in Beijing