North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Wednesday, just days after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over an incident involving drones that crossed the border into the North's airspace.
Pyongyang launched at least one projectile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Further details were not immediately available.
The launch took place days after a North Korean statement conveyed leader Kim Jong Un's rare praise for Lee in response to his apology over the drones.
However, North Korea later dismissed Seoul's interpretation of the statement as a 'hope-filled dream reading.'
Wednesday's launch also comes a day after North Korea fired a projectile in what may have been a failed weapons test.
