SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday said North Korea appeared to be readying for a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tightened UN sanctions imposed after its last test in January.

“Signs that it is preparing a fifth nuclear test have recently been detected,” Park told a cabinet meeting.

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