SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the production of more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warhead tips, the North’s official media said in a report otherwise lacking threats against Washington after weeks of heightened tension.
A report about Kim’s visit to a chemical institute came not long after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to make a peace overture to Pyongyang, welcoming what he called the recent restraint shown by the reclusive North.
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