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 began dismantling its loudspeakers near the border used for anti-Pyongyang propaganda in a “practical step” to ease tensions with North Korea, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Monday. “The removal is a follow-up measure to the suspension of loudspeaker broadcasts in June,