DPRK paper praises military strength

SEOUL: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) yesterday hailed the strength of its military after it launched a salvo of ballistic missiles in a show of firepower that earned international criticism.

In a commentary, the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun praised Pyongyang's "army-first policy", which gave DPRK the capacity to hit enemies with what it called a "merciless" strike.

"Our defense industry... laid a firm foundation to produce any kind of (weapons) needed for modern warfare freely," because of the policy, the newspaper said.