South Korea suspended its propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts across the border to North Korea, officials said Tuesday, in a bid to reduce tensions with Pyongyang under the administration of newly elect

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had suspended loudspeaker broadcasts near the border targeting North Korea, nearly a year after resuming the propaganda and K-pop blasts during a time of growing tension with its neighbour.

South Korea halted its broadcasts along the 160-mile Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidential office the following day.