North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from a naval destroyer, state media reported Wednesday.

North Korea's recent Workers' Party congress has heard Leader Kim Jong Un's confident message for the country's future.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security, and warned that any challenge to the North’s safety would bring “terrible consequences.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in September, her first known trip abroad.

North Korea fired strategic cruise missiles from the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer, flying over the Yellow Sea before striking designated targets, as dictator Kim Jong-un watched alongside his daughter Kim Ju-ae.

By Mei Mei Chu, Ju-min Park and Claire Fu DANDONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled a thaw in one ⁠of the world's ⁠most important relationships after several years of frosty ties.