Kim attended a ceremony Wednesday to mark the presenting of "600 mm-caliber" multiple rocket launchers to the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said she highly regards South Korea's official recognition of drones sent into North Korea, state media KCNA said

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday she "highly appreciates" South Korea's pledge to prevent a recurrence of drone incursions into the North, vowing to step up the country's vigilance along the border with the South.

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