North Korea fires missile barrage toward the sea as tensions with South rise

SEOUL, Oct 30: North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after the North threatened to resume front-line propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and deploy new weapons along the rivals’ tense border.

The launches also followed leader Kim Jong Un’s surprise weekend visit to China, the North's main ally and economic pipeline, to push for greater cooperation.