North Korea fires missile off east coast, Seoul says it violates UN resolutions

North Korea fired a missile from its eastern coast on Sunday. This was the test in about a week. It happened days after Pyongyang said the United States was making tensions on the Korean Peninsula worse with military exercises.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said they saw the missile test near the Wonsan area around 3 p.m. (0600 GMT). They said the missile was a missile. Japan's defense ministry also said it looked like a missile.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK said the missile landed outside Japan's economic zone.

South Korea’s National Security Council criticized the short-range missile test. This test came after a test on September 12. The council told Pyongyang to stop missile activity away. They said the test broke United Nations Security Council rules.

On Saturday North Korea rejected a resolution from the UN watchdog about its nuclear program.

Week Pyongyang also criticized a US-led naval exercise. The exercise involved South Korea and Japan. It took place near Guam from August 29 to September 10.

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Friday that US-led military exercises were making tensions, on the Korean Peninsula worse. She said North Korea would not change its plan to build up its weapons.