US plays down North Korean missile launches, says still open to dialogue, East Asia News & Top Stories


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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (March 23) that North Korea’s move to test-fire two short-range missiles over the weekend shows that little has changed about the government in Pyongyang. “We have learned that nothing much has changed,” Mr Biden told reporters in response to a question about the missile test. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles over the weekend, US officials said on Tuesday, in what one expert suggested was a relatively mild move as Pyongyang lobbies for a relaxation of sanctions over its nuclear and missile programmes. The cruise missiles were fired off its...