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North Korea test-fires missiles BBC
South Korea's defence ministry said the launches appeared to be part of a routine military exercise. Japanese and South Korean news agencies say the test-firing involved short-range anti-ship missiles. North Korea's missile development, along with its nuclear weapons programme, has been a major source of concern in the region. Last year saw the secretive state test-fire a series of missiles - including a long-range ballistic missile - before conducting its first test of a nuclear device, provoking a diplomatic storm. But the BBC's Charles Scanlon, in the South Korean capital Seoul, says this latest test - conducted in North Korea's territorial waters - does not appear to be on anything like the same scale. Stalled deal
Japan's NTV network suggested that the test was in response to Friday's launch by South Korea of its first destroyer equipped with US-supplied high-tech Aegis radar. In February this year, the North agreed to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for international fuel aid and other incentives. However, implementation of the deal has been stalled by a row over the release of North Korean funds that have been frozen in a Macau bank. Last month, during a huge military parade in the capital Pyongyang, North Korea displayed a newly developed ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam. ---------------------------------------------------
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North Korea has test-fired several missiles towards the Sea of Japan.
