South Korea test fires missile

Seoul - South Korea yesterday test fired a short-range missile off its west coast as part of a programme to develop new missiles…

Seoul - South Korea yesterday test fired a short-range missile off its west coast as part of a programme to develop new missiles capable of hitting targets in most of North Korea, officials said.

The missile with a 100-kilometre range was fired at 7 a.m. Irish time from a military base controlled by the Agency for Defence Development (ADD), the defence ministry said.