South Korea’s military has started to dismantle the loudspeakers that blare anti-North Korean broadcasts along the country’s border. The action is Seoul’s latest diplomatic gesture to its long-time rival neighbor.

SEOUL and LONDON -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North Korea, South Korea's Defense Ministry said.

South Korea's military began removing loudspeakers that have been used to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Monday.