美國官員:朝鮮已經發射彈道導彈入海

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say. They say the missile, launched off the east coast, flew about 800km (500 miles) and fell into the water. North Korea has not commented on the report.

近日，據韓國和美國官員表示，朝鮮已經向海上發射了一枚彈道導彈。他們表示，該導彈自東海岸發射，飛行了大約800公里之後落入水裏。朝鮮方面對該報道沒有給予評論。

US President Barack Obama earlier imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang, after its recent "illicit" nuclear test and satellite launch. His executive order freezes North Korean government property in America.

在平壤方面開展了“非法”的核試驗和發射衛星之後，美國總統奧巴馬在日前對其給予了新的制裁，他的行政命令凍結了朝鮮政府的資產。

It bans US exports to - or investment in - North Korea and also greatly expands powers to blacklist anyone, including non-Americans, dealing with North Korea.

這項命令禁止美國向朝鮮出口或在朝鮮投資，並把所有與朝鮮有交易的人，包括非美籍人拉入了黑名單。

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: "The US and the global community will not tolerate North Korea's illicit nuclear and ballistic missile activities, and we will continue to impose costs on North Korea until it comes into compliance with its international obligations."

白宮發言人喬希·恩斯特表示：“美國和國際社會不會容忍朝鮮的非法核及彈道導彈活動，我們將繼續讓朝鮮付出代價，直到其遵守國際義務。”

Mr Obama said the sanctions "did not target the people of North Korea" but suggested that the country's leadership only had itself to blame.

奧巴馬總統表示，這項制裁不是針對朝鮮人民，但該國的領導層則是咎由自取。

Amid the heightened tensions, the North sentenced a US student to 15 years hard labour on Wednesday for "severe crimes" against the state. The US demanded North Korea immediately release Otto Warmbier, 21, who was arrested for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while on a visit in January.

在這種緊張局勢下，朝鮮在本週三對美國一名學生施以15年監禁，稱其犯了陰謀顛覆國家的“嚴重罪行”。美國要求朝鮮立即釋放奧托·瓦姆比爾，這名21歲的學生遊客在1月份因試圖偷取酒店的宣傳示意牌而被逮捕。