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By Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region. He is a graduate of…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to “unconditionally support” Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine, state-run media reported Thursday. The announcement came during a meeting with Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim affirmed that North Korea would…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has detained four officials who it says are responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, which outside observers say was damaged much more than the country has disclosed. The detentions came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over Wednesday’s…

North Korea has arrested a senior official over the failed launch of Kim Jong Un’s new warship that has enraged the country's dictator. Ri Hyong-son, deputy director of the Workers' Party's Munitions Industry Department, is among four people detained so far for their alleged role in the “serious accident" last…

North Korea authorities have detained three shipyard officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident that leader Kim Jong Un said was caused by criminal negligence, state media said Sunday. The 5,000-ton-class destroyer was damaged Wednesday when a transport cradle on the ship’s stern detached early…

SEOUL: North Korea has detained three people over an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this past week, state media reported early Sunday (May 25). The failed launch that crippled the 5,000-tonne warship was witnessed by leader Kim Jong Un who said the accident damaged the…

This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/File SEOUL: North Korea has arrested a group of engineers after a new warship crashed during its launch, state media said on Sunday.  The 5,000-tonne warship accident happened in front of leader Kim Jong Un, who said it was a…

South Korean defense officials confirmed the vessel is now lying on its side in the water. North Korea has been forced to admit failure after a new warship capsized not long after it entered the water, an embarrassment for the regime hoping to expand its naval power. The vessel, believed…

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