S. Korean military halts loudspeaker broadcasts against the North

The South Korean military has, from today, halted loudspeaker broadcasts against the North in border areas, just one week after President Lee's inauguration.

This, following the President's orders made earlier this afternoon aiming to ease military tensions between the two Koreas, paving the way for restored mutual trust.

President Lee is said to have made the decision in light of the recent absence of any major provocations from North Korea, but clarified that there was no prior consultation with Pyongyang regarding this measure.

The halt comes for the first time in a year, since the President Yoon administration resumed the broadcasts last June for the first time in six years, in response to North Korea's trash balloon campaigns.