South Korea claims North Korea has removed speakers from tense border - South Korea's military says North Korea has started removing some loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border

South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean military dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the South in parts of the border area, following similar moves by the South.

Tensions between the Koreas can possibly rise again later this month, when South Korea and the United States proceed with their annual large-scale combined military exercises, which begin on Aug 18.