North Korea fires missiles as US, South begin drills

The South Korean military had ramped up surveillance and vigilance, it said.

North Korean state media has criticised the annual joint military drills by the United States and South Korea that began on Monday, saying they would worsen the situation on the Korean peninsula.

The joint military exercises called Freedom Shield are due to run until March 20 and are aimed at strengthening readiness for threats such as North Korea, JCS has said previously.