Four North Korean officials have been arrested after a Choe Hyon-class destroyer was damaged during launch. Their fates look grim, experts said. After a bungled launch, the vessel appears to be ...

A smuggled North Korean smartphone reveals the regime’s harsh surveillance and censorship tactics, including automatic ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appears to have returned to an upright position ... Leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the 5,000-tonne warship, said the accident damaged the country's ...

Some sections of the hull were crushed, upsetting the balance of the warship and preventing the bow from leaving the shipway, the report added. Related North Korean human rights a global issue ...

North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state ...

Wednesday's event marked the second introduction of a new warship by North Korea in recent weeks, with Pyongyang unveiling its 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer at the Nampo Shipyard on April 25.

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea has placed a cover over a destroyer that suffered damage in a botched launch attempt, with the vessel now appearing to be on its side and partially submerged, satellite ...

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 ...

Kim wants bigger warships to deal with what he calls escalating U.S.-led threats against his country, amid a long-simmering standoff over his nuclear weapons. It is uncommon for North Korea to ...

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 quickly met with outside skepticism.

SEOUL, May 23 (UPI) --North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, state-run media reported Friday, with investigators ...

A new North Korean warship was damaged in a “serious accident” during a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday in a rare admission of failure by the ...