South Korea’s military has started to dismantle the loudspeakers that blare anti-North Korean broadcasts along the country’s border. The action is Seoul’s latest diplomatic gesture to its long-time rival neighbor.

South Korean authorities began removing on Monday loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country's border, Seoul's defence ministry said, as the new government of President Lee Jae Myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang.

South Korea's military began removing loudspeakers that have been used to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Monday.