A woman walks past a television screen in Seoul, South Korea, showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Wednesday. The North fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan that day, just ahead of the China-US summit in Florida. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a television screen in Seoul, South Korea, showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Wednesday. The North fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan that day, just ahead of the China-US summit in Florida. Photo: AFP
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Catherine Wong
Catherine Wong

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A woman walks past a television screen in Seoul, South Korea, showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Wednesday. The North fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan that day, just ahead of the China-US summit in Florida. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a television screen in Seoul, South Korea, showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Wednesday. The North fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan that day, just ahead of the China-US summit in Florida. Photo: AFP
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