By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer", state media KCNA reported on Saturday. The 5,000-tonne warship was equipped with the "most powerful weapons" and built "within 400-odd days perfectly with our own strength and technology",

On April 25, the Nampo Shipyard in North Korea held a launching ceremony for the new 5,000-ton destroyer Choi Hyon, designed to join the fleet of the North Korean Navy. The event was attended by leader Kim Jong-un,

North Korea unveiled the new missile destroyer Choe Hyon, equipped with advanced weapons systems, during a ceremony at the Nampho port attended by Kim Jong Un. Main Information North Korea introduced a new missile destroyer named Choe Hyon.