A North Korea's missile is fired. (Photo: KCNA)
(VOVworld)-North Korean state media KCNA reported that North Korea conducted a test of a newly developed high-thrust engine at its Tongchang-ri rocket launch station on Saturday. Leader Kim Jong-un claimed the successful test was "a new birth" of its rocket industry. The engine will help North Korea achieve world-class satellite launch capability, KCNA said, indicating the test was likely of a new type of rocket engine for long-range missiles.