Vice president of the United States US, Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea a day after the North fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast.

Vice president of the United States US, Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea a day after the North fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast.

The launch, two days after South Korean and US troops held joint drills was a clear act of intimidation that underscored regional tensions, after both South Korea and Japan officials reported the tests last night, condemning the provocations.

The United Nations UN bans North Korea from conducting ballistic and nuclear weapon tests but the closed-off communist state has consistently defied the ban in recent years.

This year in particular it has tested missiles at an exceptional pace.