Despite having a nuclear arsenal, which is growing in size and sophistication, and an enormous standing army, North Korea's ...

North Korea successfully launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during its first launch attempt last month, ...

North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a recent launch ceremony, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un faces embarrassment after a failed naval destroyer launch. The incident prompts an investigation ...

The incident drew fierce criticism from the North Korean dictator, who called the mishap a “criminal act,” resulting in the ...

North Korea righted a capsized 5,000-ton warship and moored it at a pier in the Chongjin Shipyard state-run media reported, ...

Kim Jong-un last week described the damage to the 5,000-tonne ship as a "criminal act caused by absolute carelessness".

The state-run Korean Central News Agency ( KCNA) reported that the vessel will be moved to a dry dock at a different shipyard ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu agreed to step up Pyongyang’s military ...

Moon Keun-sik, a naval expert from Seoul’s Hanyang ... been happening regularly in recent years as part of North Korea’s weapons development program.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean authorities have detained four officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident that leader Kim Jong Un said was caused by criminal ...