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.

The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda, but the new liberal government in South Korea halts the broadcasts as it looks revive dialogue with Pyongyang.

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.