Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a "splendid" military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in the country's capital Pyongyang on Thursday to commemorate the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

"The world's most powerful weapon, submarine-launch ballistic missiles, entered the square one after another, powerfully demonstrating the might of the revolutionary armed forces," KCNA reported.

Members of the WPK's central leadership body and the military's commanding officials appeared at the tribune, according to the report.

The parade featured rows of marching soldiers and a range of military hardware, including tanks and rocket launchers.

Kim was elected as the general secretary of the ruling WPK at its recent eighth national congress.