[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea confirmed on the 6th that it conducted a test launch of a hypersonic missile the previous day.


The Korean Central News Agency reported that "the National Defense Science Institute conducted a test launch of a hypersonic missile on the 5th."



The test launch was observed by senior officials from the Military Industry Department of the Workers' Party Central Committee and the National Defense Science sector, but Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, did not attend.


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