Calm urged after missile launched

All relevant parties "should exercise restraint and not take any actions that will aggravate regional tensions", Beijing said on Wednesday, following a missile launch by Pyongyang earlier in the day.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into eastern waters, Xinhua News Agency reported.

In response, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news conference in Beijing that China has taken notice of the reports.