Missile test fire reports

NORTH KOREA fired five short-range missiles off its east coast yesterday, a news report said, even as South Korea proposed talks with its neighbour.

Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the missiles from its eastern coastal launch pad yesterday.

Yonhap said the North has issued a no-sail zone in an area off the east coast October 10-20 – an apparent indication it was planning missile tests.