South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean military dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the South in parts of the border area, following similar moves by the South.

South Korea's military says North Korea has started removing some loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border. This comes days after South Korea dismantled its own speakers, aiming to ease tensions.

North Korean troops have started removing propaganda loudspeakers used to blare unsettling noises along the border, South Korea's military said Saturday, days after Seoul's new administration dismantled ones on its side of the frontier.