<p>The US today confirmed that North Korea has carried out a ballistic missile test with President Donald Trump slamming Kim Jong-Un for the provocative action and urging China to make a "heavy move" on Pyongyang to "end this nonsense once and for all".<br /><br />The single launch of a land-based, intermediate range ballistic missile occurred near the Panghyon Airfield, the US Pacific Command said.<br /><br />"The President has been briefed on the latest report of a North Korean ballistic missile launch," according to the White House.<br /><br />Reacting to the development on Twitter, Trump said, "North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy (Kim) have anything better to do with his life?"<br /><br />"Hard to believe that South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!" he tweeted.<br /><br />The US has been urging China -- North Korea's closest diplomatic ally -- to pressure the Pyongyang regime to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.<br /><br />According to United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), the missile was tracked for 37 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan.<br /><br />"We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment. We continue to monitor North Korea's actions closely," the PACOM said.<br /><br />"US Pacific Command stands behind our iron-clad commitment to the security of our allies in the Republic of Korea and Japan," it said. <br /><br /></p>
<p>The US today confirmed that North Korea has carried out a ballistic missile test with President Donald Trump slamming Kim Jong-Un for the provocative action and urging China to make a "heavy move" on Pyongyang to "end this nonsense once and for all".<br /><br />The single launch of a land-based, intermediate range ballistic missile occurred near the Panghyon Airfield, the US Pacific Command said.<br /><br />"The President has been briefed on the latest report of a North Korean ballistic missile launch," according to the White House.<br /><br />Reacting to the development on Twitter, Trump said, "North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy (Kim) have anything better to do with his life?"<br /><br />"Hard to believe that South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!" he tweeted.<br /><br />The US has been urging China -- North Korea's closest diplomatic ally -- to pressure the Pyongyang regime to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.<br /><br />According to United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), the missile was tracked for 37 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan.<br /><br />"We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment. We continue to monitor North Korea's actions closely," the PACOM said.<br /><br />"US Pacific Command stands behind our iron-clad commitment to the security of our allies in the Republic of Korea and Japan," it said. <br /><br /></p>