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South Korea returns six North Koreans stranded at sea this year
South Korea returned six North Koreans home via eastern waters, a South Korean government official said on Wednesday.
North Korea relaunches warship that suffered embarrassing failure during initial launch
Kim Jong Un attends relaunch of North Korea's repaired destroyer "Kang Kon" following a failed launch where the ship slipped ...
North Korea says repaired destroyer has launched, a claim met with outside skepticism
North Korea says it has repaired a damaged destroyer and launched the ship in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un.
US ally flies new submarine hunters to sink North Korea's navy
The aircraft, also known as Poseidon, is tasked with detecting North Korean submarine fleet, according to South Korean ...
North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try
North Korea says it has successfully relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, less than a month after it capsized during ...
North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of ...
North Korea eyes more warships after 5,000-tonne naval destroyer relaunched
According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong Un attended a lavish ceremony on Thursday, boarding the warship and declaring that no obstacle could impede North Korea's naval ambitions amid ...
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North Korea: Could the Ship of State Keel Over Too?
A botched warship launch, elite purges, and looming internal power struggles expose deeper systemic rot behind North Korea’s stage-managed façade, and raise questions about the regime’s future ...
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North Korea claims to have successfully relaunched into the water its ...
Last month, North Korea said the ship was damaged in a failed launch, sparking fury from Kim, who has vowed to build a stronger navy to cope what he calls escalating US-led threats against his ...