North Korea has no intention of turning back on its naval or military modernisation," he said. "This is part and parcel of Kim Jong-un’s desire for greater status and prestige.” The launch of ...

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un attended the re-launch of a 5,000-ton destroyer that had partially capsized in May, calling the accident a 'criminal act' and vowing to strengthen the country's naval power.

He added that it also dented the regime’s “sense of status and prestige ... publicly reported likely means “North Korea is going to lose some of its best naval engineers.”