Kim Yo Jong dismissed U.S. condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch and said it will “never sit face to face with the U.S.” for talks it sees as threatening its sovereignty.

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But the country said soon afterwards that the extent of damage to the vessel was "not serious", and that it would take "two or three days" to drain it, and another 10 to restore the destroyer's side.

Kim’s statement suggested North Korea would ramp up weapons testing activities to expand its arsenals in response to recent U.S. steps to enhance its security commitment to ally South Korea.

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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called the South Korean president and his government "no more than a running wild dog gnawing on a bone given by the US".