A visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea prompted a warning from the sister of North Korea’s leader that Washington and Seoul “should not test” the communist regime.

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived at the southern port city of Busan in South Korea on Sunday as a show of force against North Korea, South Korea's navy said.

SEOUL: North Korea has slammed the United States for "political and military provocations" over the visit of a US Navy aircraft carrier to the South Korean port of Busan. The statement by Kim Yo Jong,

A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister said Tuesday that the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea would prompt Pyongyang to bolster its nuclear arsenal and ramp up military provocations.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announced an intensification of actions threatening the security of their enemies at a strategic level. According to the Yonhap agency, the authorities in Seoul described these comments as "reckless".

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has condemned the United States' move to deploy an aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an act that justifies Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

Experts say North Korea could increase its weapons testing after the arrival of a US aircraft carrier last week. View on euronews