Kim, wearing a black suit and a beige sun hat, claimed a quick victory over one of his biggest military embarrassments in years: the May 21 capsizing of a modern warship after a botched launch.

North Korea used a “side launch” method to launch the warship into the water, a risky tactic that likely saved the Kim regime money and didn’t require complex machinery. The failure left Kim ...

Satellite imagery shows the warship, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, with the stern swung out into the harbor, but the bow remaining on the side slipway, according to the U.S.-based ...

According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong Un attended a lavish ceremony on Thursday, boarding the warship and ...

North Korea has reportedly detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent failed launch of a 5,000-ton North Korean naval destroyer, leaving the warship damaged.

North Korea has deployed dozens of huge white balloons alongside its wrecked 5,000-ton-class warship to stop it from sinking further after a botched launch last week, new satellite images show.

North Korea has opened an investigation into a failed warship launch earlier this week after leader Kim Jong Un said the accident threatened the country's dignity, state media reported.. On May 21 ...

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday.. The failed launch that crippled the 5,000-ton ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday. The failed launch that crippled ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the mishap a “criminal act”.

North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, state media KCNA reported on Friday.