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.

South Korea's military says North Korea has begun removing some of the loudspeakers used to broadcast propaganda across the border between the two countries. North Korea's move appears to be a positive reaction to the overtures from newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who had campaigned on improving inter-Korean ties.

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,