North Korea to Resume Propaganda Broadcasts, South Korea Urges Dialogue

North Korea plans to install anti-South Korea propaganda loudspeakers along the entire border, Kim Yo Jong said after visiting fortifications with senior military officials. She also said new countermeasures would be placed on alert and the loudspeakers would be on standby within days, warning Seoul against what Pyongyang calls interference in its internal affairs. Tensions have risen since a landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone wounded three South Korean soldiers; Seoul accused the North of laying the mines, while Kim denied the allegation. South Korea’s Defence Ministry called on Thursday for talks to ease tensions and prevent an accidental military clash.