The mishap is a major setback to the North Korean leader’s dream of modernizing his country’s outdated naval fleet.

Kim, who witnessed the failed launch of the 5,000-ton destroyer, excoriated the accident as caused by "carelessness" that ...

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un was left red-faced and furious after a navy destroyer was badly damaged during a botched ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Kim Jong Un was reportedly enraged by the "sheer carelessness" leading to the botched launch of the regime's second destroyer ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened a meeting of the Central Military Commission, the regime's highest military decision ...

SEOUL, May 14 (UPI) --North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces and stressed "full preparations for war," state media reported Wednesday.

Kim Jong Un said producing cutting-edge tanks and armoured vehicles is key to modernising the army and reaching the ruling party's plan for "the second revolution in armoured force." (File photo ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the country's air force drills and emphasized the need to intensify war preparation, according to state media. Kim inspected anti-aircraft combat and air ...

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defence of a ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has derided American weapons and praised the role of his troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine. Kim, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

SEOUL -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills by the nation's air force and underscored the need for a step-up in war preparation, state media said on Saturday. North Korea's Kim Jong ...