SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired another short-range projectile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said. "North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 (surface-to-surface) missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the movements of the North's military in case of further launches." Monday's launch occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it is checking each of the 123 South Korean companies for damage assessment of their withdrawal from an inter-Korean joint industrial complex in North Korea in April. The Unification Ministry, which handles cross-border affairs with North Korea, said four teams, made up of officials from various government agencies, are visiting those affected companies to keep them informed of the latest developments and assess their damages.

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, has canceled his trip to South Korea, diplomatic sources said Sunday. Multiple sources said King, who had been scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday, has abruptly called off his trip without giving a reason.

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's recent series of provocations and urged the communist state to engage in dialogue to resolve a standoff over an inter-Korean industrial zone. In a statement, Kim Hyung-suk, spokesman for the unification ministry, defined Pyongyang's provocative actions as "deplorable" and called on the North to "act responsibly" in the international community. The ministry's statement came one day after the North fired three short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast.