North Korea launches repaired destroyer, Kim vows two more to come

Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2025 A North Korean naval destroyer damaged in a botched launch last month was successfully set afloat on a second attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding, state media said Friday. A ceremony for the ship baptised the Kang Kon - after a top North Korean general killed in the 1950-53 war - was held on Thursday at the Rajin shipyard, up the coast from where the failed attempt occurred, accordi

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North Korea launches repaired destroyer, Kim vows two more to come
Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2025
A North Korean naval destroyer damaged in a botched launch last month was successfully set afloat on a second attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding, state media said Friday. A ceremony for the ship baptised the Kang Kon - after a top North Korean general killed in the 1950-53 war - was held on Thursday at the Rajin shipyard, up the coast from where the failed attempt occurred, accordi