by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press South Korean soldiers move loudspeakers that set up for propaganda broadcasts near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The leaders of the rival Koreas agreed at a historic summit last week on a set of reconciliation steps, including the suspension of propaganda broadcasts and other hostile acts along their tense border.(Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas dismantled huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border on Tuesday, as South Korea's president asked the United Nations to observe the North's planned closing of its nuclear test site. The dismantling of dozens of loudspeakers was in line with an agreement on reconciliation by the leaders of the Koreas at their historic summit last Friday. It is still unclear if such measures can bring permanent peace because no major breakthrough in the North Korean … [Read more...] about North, South Korea dismantle propaganda loudspeakers along tense border
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Leaders of South Korea, Japan, China to discuss North Korea
Associated Press Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 8:46 a.m. SEOUL, South Korea — Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China will meet next week for a summit expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program and other regional issues. The three Asian countries have been holding regular trilateral summits since late 2008. Next week's summit, the seventh, comes amid a flurry of high-profile diplomatic contacts aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons. Last week, the leaders of North and South Korea met at a border village and agreed on a number of steps aimed at reconciliation. Their summit, however, didn't produce a breakthrough in the North Korean nuclear issue. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet in several weeks. South Korea's presidential office said Tuesday that President Moon Jae-in will attend next Wednesday's meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The Japanese government … [Read more...] about Leaders of South Korea, Japan, China to discuss North Korea
K-pop standing down: South Korea to remove speakers that blasted North Korea for decades
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest K-pop standing down: South Korea to remove speakers that blasted North Korea for decades The high-decibel speakers pointing into North Korea used by the South to blast K-pop music and otherwise sing the praises of democracy were being removed Tuesday as part of the political thaw underway between the two nations. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs John Bacon, USA TODAY Published 9:04 a.m. ET May 1, 2018 CLOSE South Korea began dismantling huge loudspeakers used to blare anti-Pyongyang broadcasts into North Korea. The North and South Korean leaders agreed last week's on reconciliation steps, … [Read more...] about K-pop standing down: South Korea to remove speakers that blasted North Korea for decades
North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Monkey Cage Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Bridget Coggins by Bridget Coggins May 1 at 5:00 AM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP) Friday was quite a busy day in Panmunjom in the Korean peninsula’s demilitarized zone. At the first high-level summit between North and South Korea in over a decade, President Moon … [Read more...] about North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted
North and South Korea start to dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea's defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week's historic summit. The moves are the first practical, if small, steps toward reconciliation after Friday's meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's Kim Jong Un. Moon, meanwhile, asked that the United Nations help verify North Korea's planned shutdown of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a phone conversation on Tuesday with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a statement from the presidential Blue House said. Guterres said the requests need approval from the U.N. Security Council, but he wanted to cooperate to build peace on the Korean peninsula and would assign a U.N. official in charge of arms control to cooperate with South Korea, the statement said. Several days before Friday's summit, the North surprised the world by … [Read more...] about North and South Korea start to dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge