North Korea says 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.

SEOUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - 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 on Thursday.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took the wheel of a nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher at a ceremony in the capital Pyongyang, according to the country’s state media, and touted the weapon as among the most powerful of its type in the world.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur.

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Wednesday that three civilians had sent drones to North Korea on four occasions since President Lee Jae Myung took office last year,

A N. Korean university in Wonsan held an ideological lecture instructing students to view South Korea as an enemy state ahead of the Ninth Party Congress.

S. Korea faces mounting strategic pressure as rivalry between the U.S. and China intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, raising questions how to balance