North Korea fires missiles again as US envoy visits

The US-North Korea summit in Hanoi broke up without agreement on sanctions relief and what Pyongyang might offer in exchange. [AFP]

North Korea welcomed a US envoy's visit to Seoul by firing at least one projectile for the second time in a week Thursday, the South's military said, as Pyongyang seeks to up the ante in deadlocked nuclear negotiations with Washington.

The launch came after North Korea carried out a military drill and fired multiple projectiles on Saturday, with at least one believed to be a short-range missile.