SEOUL: A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported on Thursday (May 22), with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a "criminal act". At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton destroyer in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday,

A major incident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported, with leader Kim Jong-un calling it a "criminal act".

A serious accident occurred during the launch of a new North Korean warship on Wednesday while leader Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with him calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated,…

North Korea's second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes to modernize his naval forces. It's not common for North Korea to acknowledge military-related setbacks, but observers say the disclosure of the failed…

He vows to punish as criminals those responsible for the failure, in which the ship had its hull torn open and ended up on its side in the water.

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

North Korea's largest destroyer capsized during launch, prompting a cruise missile test hours later, South Korea says

The flagship state propaganda agency of North Korea revealed that dictator Kim Jong-un was witness to a "serious accident."