Catastrophe struck when the destroyer sustained damage in the embarrassing incident - as leader Kim Jong Un watched.

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------Pyongyang decries U.N. General Assembly meeting on N.K. human rights as 'provocation' SEOUL -- North Korea on Friday ...

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Seoul says USFK reduction is matter requiring bilateral consultation ...

Kim Jong Un expressed fury over after a naval destroyer failed to launch and claimed that professional negligence was at hand ...

A North Korean destroyer was severely damaged during launch due to technical failures. Enraged, Kim Jong-un blamed multiple agencies and demanded urgent repairs, revealing deeper challenges in naval ...

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

North Korea attempted to launch a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer on Wednesday, but the ship suffered a “major accident,” ...

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

The debut of a North Korean warship was spoiled when a malfunction of the launch slide caused severe damage to the bottom of the vessel, causing it to tilt and become immediately inoperable.

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un was left red-faced and furious after a navy destroyer was badly damaged during a botched launch as he looked on.