Hong Kong (Reopens) In Beijing, China expressed its "firm opposition" to North Korea's latest nuclear test Tuesday and called for new denuclearization talks. North Korea, heedless of widespread international opposition, has again carried out a nuclear test, to which the Chinese government expresses its firm opposition, said the statement from the Foreign Ministry. The statement said China maintained its resolute stance of advocating a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, opposition to nuclear proliferation, and support for the maintenance of stability on the peninsula. It called on North Korea to abide by its denuclearization pledge, and not to "take additional actions that could cause the situation to further deteriorate," according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:29 LOCAL TIME 10:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1077722