North Korea resumes launching balloons and missiles after Putin summit

Pyongyang and Seoul also trade barbs during Korean War anniversary remembrances

20240627 Baloon from NK

A balloon, left, believed sent by North Korea is seen in South Korea on June 10. Authorities, right, assess waste from a balloon that landed in the Seodaemun district of northern Seoul on June 25. (Source photos by AP and Ahn Seong-bok)

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- North Korea is resuming an aggressive posture, carrying out an apparent test of a ballistic missile and sending more trash-filled balloons over its border with South Korea after hosting a rare visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

South Koreans woke on Wednesday morning to news that Pyongyang had floated more balloons containing garbage and other items across the border. South Korean police also reported discoveries of balloons the previous day.

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