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The moves are the first practical, if small, steps toward reconciliation and come after an agreement in the joint declaration signed at Friday\u2019s summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North\u2019s Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n
Activity at several spots along the border indicated North Koreans were taking down the speakers, a defense official said. \u00a0South Korea started doing the same at 2 p.m. local time, he said.<\/p>\n
For decades, with only a few breaks, the two sides have pumped out propaganda from huge banks of speakers as a form of psychological warfare. The South broadcast a mixture of news, Korean pop songs and criticism of the northern regime, while the North blasted the southern government and praised its own socialist system.<\/p>\n
As a sign of goodwill, the South had stopped its propaganda ahead of the summit, and the North followed suit.<\/p>\n
In another small sign after Friday\u2019s summit, North Korea said Monday it would shift its clocks forward half an hour to align with its southern neighbour starting May 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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