North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae attending the launch ceremony for the destroyer Kang Kon on June 12. - AFP
SEOUL: North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-tonne destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday (July 22), after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year.
Leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to ramp up his country's naval capacities, and presided over the April launch of the country's first 5,000-tonne destroyer-class naval ship, the Choe Hyon.
