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Free Malaysia Today
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
North Korea vows to build new warship by October next year
North Korea in June restored a 5,000-tonne destroyer that was damaged during a failed launch attempt. (KCNA/EPA Images pic) SEOUL : North Korean officials and shipyard workers pledged to complete construction of a new navy destroyer warship by Oct 10 next year, state news agency KCNA reported today. Video footage from North Korea's state-run television KRT accompanying the news showed shipbuilding workers standing to attention listening to speeches at the Nampho shipyard, as well as several cranes and people nearby working with safety helmets and uniforms. In June, North Korea restored a 5,000-tonne destroyer that was damaged during an earlier failed launch attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging a more modern naval fleet to enhance the country's maritime power in the Pacific Ocean against what he said were provocations by the US and its allies, according to KCNA.
Free Malaysia Today
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
North Korea plans to build another 5,000-tonne destroyer
Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will construct their third destroyer ship, described as 'a powerful warship of our own type'. (EPA Images pic) SEOUL : North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-tonne destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday, after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year. Leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to ramp up his country's naval capacities and presided over the April launch of the country's first 5,000-tonne destroyer-class naval ship, the Choe Hyon. South Korea's military has said the ship could have been developed with Russian help, possibly in exchange for deploying thousands of troops to help Moscow fight in Ukraine. Kim also presided over the botched launch of the destroyer Kang Kon in May, which was subsequently repaired and set afloat in June. Workers at the Nampho Shipyard pledged Monday at a rally to complete the new warship by October 10 next year, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency. The date marks the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The North will now construct the 'Choe Hyon-class Destroyer No. 3', which it described as 'a powerful warship of our own type'. The Nampho dockyard manager urged workers to meet the construction deadline to uphold the party's 'plan for building a powerful army' and 'to firmly defend the inviolable maritime sovereignty and national interests', KCNA said. South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, elected last month in a snap election, has promised a more dovish approach towards Pyongyang compared with that of his hawkish impeached predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol. The Lee administration has halted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the border, which Seoul began last year following a barrage of trash-filled balloons flown southward by Pyongyang. Seemingly in response, North Korea also ended its own propaganda broadcasts which had relayed strange and eerie noises into the South.
NHK
22-07-2025
- Politics
- NHK
North Korea starts building third new-class destroyer: State media
North Korean media say the country has begun building its third new-class destroyer, reportedly capable of carrying ballistic missiles. Tuesday's edition of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that employees of a shipyard in the western city of Nampho had gathered to start building another 5,000-ton destroyer. The newspaper said the workers aim to finish building the vessel by October 10 next year, the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Korean Workers' Party. North Korea has launched two destroyers of the same class this year, said to be capable of carrying ballistic and cruise missiles. The North's leader Kim Jong Un has said he plans to build two destroyers of the same or even larger class every year. South Korean experts have noted that the destroyers' air defense and missile systems appear to resemble those of Russia's. This has fueled speculation that Moscow is providing technological and equipment support in exchange for ammunition and troop deployments from Pyongyang. In May, a ceremony was held to mark the launch of the second destroyer, but it tipped onto its side and partially submerged. The incident drew sharp criticism from the North Korean leader. The vessel was said to be launched in June following repairs.
Arab News
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
North Korea vows to build new navy destroyer by October 2026
SEOUL: North Korean officials and shipyard workers pledged to complete construction of a new navy destroyer warship by October 10 next year, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. Video footage from North Korea's state-run television KRT accompanying the news showed shipbuilding workers standing to attention listening to speeches at the Nampho shipyard, as well as several cranes and people nearby working with safety helmets and uniforms. In June, North Korea restored a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during an earlier failed launch attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging a more modern naval fleet to enhance the country's maritime power in the Pacific Ocean against what he said were provocations by the United States and its allies, according to KCNA.
Al Arabiya
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
North Korea plans to build another 5,000-ton destroyer
North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-ton destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday, after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year. Leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to ramp up his country's naval capacities, and presided over the April launch of the country's first 5,000-ton destroyer-class naval ship, the Choe Hyon. South Korea's military has said the ship could have been developed with Russian help, possibly in exchange for deploying thousands of troops to help Moscow fight in Ukraine. Kim also presided over the botched launch of the destroyer Kang Kon in May, which was subsequently repaired and set afloat in June. Workers at the Nampho Shipyard pledged Monday at a rally to complete the new warship by October 10 next year, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency. The date marks the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The North will now construct the 'Choe Hyon-class Destroyer No. 3' which it described as 'a powerful warship of our own type.' The Nampho dockyard manager urged workers to meet the construction deadline to uphold the party's 'plan for building a powerful army' and 'to firmly defend the inviolable maritime sovereignty and national interests,' KCNA said. South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, elected last month in a snap election, has promised a more dovish approach towards Pyongyang, compared with that of his hawkish impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol. The Lee administration has halted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the border, which Seoul began last year following a barrage of trash-filled balloons flown southward by Pyongyang. Seemingly in response, North Korea also ended its own propaganda broadcasts which had relayed strange and eerie noises into the South.
