Kim Vows to Deal ‘Death-Blow’ to Enemy If Provoked: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to deal a “death blow” to his country’s enemies, state media said Thursday, as South Korea’s hawkish ruling party suffered a defeat in parliamentary elections.

So far this year, the nuclear-armed North has declared South Korea its "principal enemy", jettisoned agencies dedicated to reunification and outreach, and threatened war over "even 0.001 mm" of territorial infringement.

If provoked, North Korea will "deal a death-blow to the enemy without hesitation by mobilizing all means in its possession", Kim said, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), AFP reported.