North Korea tests new rocket engine

North Korea tested a new engine and said it would help it achieve world-class missile launch capabilities.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the successful engine test at the Tongchang-ri rocket launch station was a "new birth" of the country's missile industry, according to North Korean state news agency KCNA.

The engine will help North Korea achieve world-class satellite launch capabilities, KCNA reported, suggesting it could be a test of a new engine for a long-range missile, Reuters reported.

North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches. International experts and government officials believe North Korea is developing a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.

Kim Jong-un said North Korea was close to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile. "He stressed that the whole world will soon witness the great significance of today's great victory," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

According to Sputnik