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South China Morning Post
09-08-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
North Korea removes border loudspeakers days after South
South Korea's military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts in a bid to ease tensions. Advertisement South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not disclose the sites where the North Koreans were removing speakers and said it wasn't immediately clear whether the North would take all of them down. In recent months, South Korean border residents have complained that North Korean speakers blasted irritating sounds, including howling animals and pounding gongs, in a tit-for-tat response to South Korean propaganda broadcasts. The South Korean military said the North stopped its broadcasts in June after Seoul's new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung, halted the South's broadcasts in his government's first concrete step toward easing tensions between the war-divided rivals. South Korea's military began removing its speakers from border areas on Monday but did not specify how they would be stored or whether they could be quickly redeployed if tensions flared again. North Korea, which is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of its authoritarian leadership and its third-generation ruler, Kim Jong-un, did not immediately confirm it was taking down its speakers. Advertisement South Korea's previous conservative government resumed daily loudspeaker broadcasts in June 2024, following a years-long pause, in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-laden balloons toward the South.
Al Arabiya
09-08-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
North Korea starts to dismantle some loudspeakers along border: South Korea
South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean military dismantling some loudspeakers aimed at the South in parts of the border area. The military said further confirmation was needed on whether the dismantling was taking place across all areas.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
They Float But Can They Sail? North Korea's Russian Inspired Warships
A WSJ visual investigation of North Korea's capsized warship exposes the military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, while raising questions about the viability of Kim Jong Un's latest destroyers.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
They Float But Can They Sail? North Korea's Russian Inspired Warships
A WSJ visual investigation of North Korea's capsized battleship exposes the military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, while raising questions about the viability of Kim Jong Un's latest destroyers. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Al Arabiya
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Satellite images show damaged North Korean warship moved to port for repairs
A North Korean stricken destroyer that partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony has arrived at a ship repair factory, a Washington think tank said. The destroyer that suffered a failed launch was moved to the graving dock at Rajin Dockyard, also known as Rajin Ship Repair Factory, by June 8, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said based on satellite imagery. State media reported on Friday that experts would examine the hull for the next stage of restorations, to be carried out at Rajin Dockyard for 7–10 days. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the destroyer, called the accident a 'criminal act.' Since the accident in May, North Korea has said it detained several officials, and Kim ordered the ship restored before a ruling party meeting this month. The Rajin shipyard, located near the Russian border, has produced many of North Korea's larger warships for decades, CSIS said. 'Once any critical repairs or restoration work are completed, the vessel will likely be transferred to the shipyard's fitting out dock, where its weapons and other systems will be installed and subsequently commissioned,' the think tank said in a report. The ship lay on its side in the water after the botched launch, but it was pulled upright, according to US researchers and the South Korean military. The 5,000-ton destroyers launched by North Korea this year are the country's largest warships yet, part of leader Kim's push to upgrade its naval power with vessels capable of carrying and launching dozens of missiles.
