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Missile launch 'imminent'

Chinese fishing vessels have moved out of waters near a disputed sea border between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK), a ROK military official said yesterday, possibly signaling a DPRK short-range missile test is imminent.

In another move that could stoke tensions, US and ROK news reports said the DPRK has made further preparations to test its longest-range Taepodong-2 missile, with a launch possible in about a month.