About the Authors
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham.
North Korea yesterday afternoon conducted a "very important" test at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, a top official with the country's Academy of the National Defence Science said in a statement on Sunday.
"A very important test took place at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on the afternoon of December 7, 2019," a spokesperson for the academy said, adding the results of the test had been reported to the North Korean ruling party's Central Committee.