US President Donald Trump recently warned that “all options are on the table” in response to North Korea’s recent missile tests. The latest of which, was an unprecedented launch which saw the missile soar over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido before falling into the sea, 500 nautical miles off the east coast of Japan.
Malaysia urges the North Korea to desist from conducting further missile launches on top of halting its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme.In a statement, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korean and demands its leader to comply fully with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions in the interest of maintaining international peace and security.“Such action by the North Korean will only further aggravate the
Kim Jong Un might have done Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a little favour.The North Korean leader’s move to fire a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island on Tuesday put the spotlight on Abe, whose popularity has slumped after a series of scandals.
Asian stocks advanced after President Donald Trump’s measured response to North Korean missile launches and comments from Kim Jong Un suggested geopolitical tensions will ease off. The yen fell for a second day.Equity indexes in Japan, South Korea and Australia opened higher after U.S. stocks rebounded from losses initially sparked when Kim’s regime fired a missile over Japan.
Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with one train operator bluntly explaining its halted service as "Reason: Ballistic missile launch."Sirens blared out in northern communities that were on the flight path of the ballistic missile as it soared over Japanese territory for two minutes before crashing into the Pacific."Missile passing.
Stock markets across Southeast Asia tumble as investor sentiment is hurt after North Korean fired a ballistic missile over Japan as investors are likely to turn to safe-haven assets like gold.At late morning, Malaysia’s FBM KLCI declined 10 points or 0.57% to 1,759.49.
