Seoul Sends Chemical Response Team as Trash Balloons Hit President Office, Belarus FM in North Korea

South Korea mobilised chemical response teams after trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the presidential compound. The South Korean leader's office in downtown Seoul is protected by scores of soldiers and a no-fly zone. It is the first time that it has been directly hit by any of the thousands of trash-carrying balloons launched by Pyongyang since May. Meanwhile, the Belarusian foreign minister arrived in North Korea for a four-day visit as the two heavily sanctioned countries look forward to deepening ties. North Korea is keen to boost ties with Belarus to "open a new era", state media KCNA quoted Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui as saying.