The original launch failure of the destroyer was an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un, who oversaw the incident.

North Korea’s plan to modernize its Navy had an embarrassing setback late last month, when a new warship capsized during its launch. To get the vessel floating again, engineers toiling under the do-or ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would "unconditionally support" Russia's war against Ukraine, state-run media ...

Due to inexperienced command and operational carelessness in the course of the launch, the launch slide of the stern departed ...

North Korea has arrested four people it claims bear responsibility for a launch accident last week that left leader Kim Jong ...

Kim Jong Un made stern assessment saying that it was a serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, ...

He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues ... to be constructed following the launch of the Cho Hyon, which North Korea unveiled with much acclaim in late ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is seeking to arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, as it denied the warship suffered major damage — a claim ...

North Korea has launched an investigation into how a new warship ended up on its side and taking on water ... measures to detain and investigate those responsible for the failed launch, the report ...

North Korean ... accident during the launch of a 5,000-ton destroyer in Chongjin, labeling it a "criminal act." He attributed the mishap, which crushed sections of the warship's bottom, to ...

North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, ...

SEOUL – A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a North ... who runs the World Institute for North Korea Studies, said the newly built warship may also have been constructed with ...