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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, June 21

SEOUL — South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket on Tuesday, putting multiple satellites into the low-Earth orbit.

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at about 4:00 p.m. local time, live footage from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) showed. (South Korea-Space Rocket Launch)