SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts, in a bid to ease tensions.

A top US commander's comments on 'strategic flexibility' show Washington wants Seoul to help counter China and Russia, analysts say The United States has urged South Korea to "modernise" their bilateral military alliance and ensure a timely response to threats from Pyongyang and beyond the peninsula,

The military said further confirmation was needed on whether the dismantling was taking place across all areas.