South Korea approves aid to North Korea, North calls Trump 'barking dog'

People walk along a street in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea August 12, 2005. Picture taken August 12, 2005. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million (5.93 million pounds) worth of aid to North Korea, as China warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula was getting more serious by the day and the war of words between Pyongyang and Washington continued.

North Korea's foreign minister likened U.S. President Donald Trump to a "barking dog" on Thursday, after Trump warned he would "totally destroy" the North if it threatened the United States and its allies.