South Korea's National Intelligence Service says the short-range projectiles North Korea launched last week appear to have been ground-to-ground weapons.
While the agency did not specify the type of the projectiles, it said the firing was not provocative.
It added such a move suggests the regime does not want to walk away from the negotiating table.
South Korea's defense minister met with the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Robert Abrams on Monday to discuss the North's latest move and to reaffirm the close coordination between Seoul and Washington.
However, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party came down hard on the Moon Administration and the ruling party for what it labeled as a wishy-washy response.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has spoken over the phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss North Korea's denuclearization.
President Trump tweeted on Monday that he had a very good conversation with Abe about North Korea and trade.
The White House later said Trump and Abe discussed the latest North Korea-related developments and reaffirmed Washington-Tokyo unity on how to achieve the regime's final, fully verified denuclearization.
Abe later told reporters that he completely agrees with President Trump in all respects when it comes to the response to North Korea going forward.
The United Nations has criticized North Korea for its recent launch of projectiles into the East Sea.
At a regular press briefing on Monday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said such an action only increases tensions in the region.
He added UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres encourages all sides to "continue their dialogue to advance sustainable peace and a complete and verifiable denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula."
The U.S. State Department issued a statement on Monday local time, calling out human rights abuses by the North Korean regime, as it marked North Korea Freedom Week.
The annual event, organized by South Korean and international activists, hopes to raise awareness of the suffering in the North.
According to the State Department's spokesperson, it will "continue to work with the international community to raise awareness, highlight abuses and violations, enhance access to independent information, and promote respect for human rights in North Korea."
The South Korean government started reducing its fuel tax cut from today.
From Tuesday to August 31st, the fuel tax will be slashed by only 7 percent.
Source: Arirang News
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