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North Korea installs 2 additional loudspeakers along border

North Korea appears to have installed additional loudspeakers against South Korea along the inter-Korean border, military officials said Friday.

2025-08-23

Unification minister says 'military should've been more careful' in loudspeaker scramble

South Korea's Unification Minister discussed the confusion regarding North Korea's propaganda loudspeaker dismantling and ongoing dialogue efforts.

2025-08-18

'Not willing to remove them': North's Kim Yo-jong refutes loudspeaker removal claims by South

Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, said Thursday that Pyongyang has not dismantled its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border — and has no intention of doing so.

2025-08-14

No signs of North further dismantling border loudspeakers, Joint Chiefs of Staff say

North Korea does not appear to have removed any additional loudspeakers installed along the border that blare noise into South Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday, after the North was seen beginning to dismantle some last week.

2025-08-11

North Korea mirrors South and dismantles loudspeakers ahead of Liberation Day

North Korea has dismantled some loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border in what appears to be a reciprocal move to South Korea’s recent removal of its own devices, a gesture seen as an effort to manage tensions ahead of the Aug. 15 Liberation Day.

2025-08-10

N. Korea installs more border loudspeakers against S. Korea between May, June: JCS

North Korea increased the number of loudspeakers against South Korea installed along border areas between May and June, but none of them are currently in operation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.

2025-08-08

No signs of N. Korea removing border loudspeakers, Seoul says

North Korea has yet to show any signs of taking down its loudspeakers along the border with South Korea, the South's military said Tuesday, a day after Seoul began dismantling its border loudspeakers for anti-Pyongyang broadcasts.

2025-08-05

South Korea dismantles border loudspeakers despite North's lack of engagement

South Korea’s military began dismantling fixed loudspeakers along the border with North Korea on Monday, 14 months after the former administration reactivated them in response to Pyongyang’s provocative trash balloon campaigns.

2025-08-04

North Korea's anti-South broadcasts harm mental, physical health of border residents, surveys suggest

Noise from North Korean loudspeakers potentially harms the health of South Koreans living in border adjacent regions, according to recent mental health survey results released Thursday.

2024-11-21

Screechy broadcasts from North Korea disrupt life near the border

North Korea has recently been broadcasting high-pitched noises around the clock, perturbing South Koreans residing in regions near the border.

2024-09-12