SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un paid an inspection visit to the navy in his latest round of military inspections, the country's state media said Monday, as the young leader moved to strengthen his grip on power.

The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim Jong-un inspected the Command of Combined Unit 597 of the KPA Navy and its sub-units.