The news is coming thick and fast ahead of the Moon-Kim summit.
South Korea has suspended its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts that have boomed across the inter-Korean border for many months now.
The decision was made in light of the historic inter-Korean summit set for this Friday.
For more on this, let's connect our Park Jiwon.
Ji-won,... this move is sure to cool tensions even further ahead of the talks....
That's right, Mark.
From midnight this Monday,... South Korea suspended its anti-Pyongyang, anti-Kim Jong-un regime broadcasts through its loudspeakers along the border between the two Koreas.
South Korea's defense ministry said the decision was made to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula,... and to create a peaceful atmosphere for the summit talks.
The defense ministry also said it hopes the suspension contributes to stopping mutual slander between the two Koreas,... and a new beginning of peace.
Well,... we know how much North Korea hated those broadcasts so Pyongyang will see this as a positive step, for sure.
And also Jiwon.
Starting this Monday, joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea kick off for two weeks.
That's right, Mark.
South Korea and the United States start their annual military exercise from today, as planned.
Key Resolve is a two-week command-post exercise with computer-based simulations in two parts,... one, responding to a hypothetical attack by North Korea and, two, an allied counterattack.
Some 12-thousand troops from South Korea and the U.S. will participate in the exercise,... which is similar in size to last year's.
South Korea's defense ministry said it has yet to decide whether the exercise will take place on Friday -- the day of the summit.
The four-week Foal Eagle field-training exercise is also underway.
Back to you, Mark.
