South Korea hints at thaw in North Korea ties with loudspeaker halt

Left-leaning administration in Seoul could be seeking to engage with Pyongyang

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North Korean farmers work alongside placards showing propaganda slogans, near the border with South Korea, on April 23. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok) 

STEVEN BOROWIEC

SEOUL -- South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, on Wednesday ordered the military to cease loudspeaker broadcasts of music and propaganda messages into North Korea in a possible indication of cooling cross-border tensions under Seoul's new administration.

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