Xinhua News Agency, May 29, in response to the DPRK's announcement that it will launch a man-made satellite in the near future, a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry said that South Korea strongly warned the DPRK to immediately withdraw its "illegal launch plan." If North Korea insists on launching, it will pay the corresponding "price and pain". On the basis of close cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan, the South Korean government will cooperate with the international community to resolutely respond to the provocation of the DPRK.