S. Korea urges N. Korea to stop border escalation acts amid Pyongyang's loudspeaker threat

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has warned of new countermeasures along the inter-Korean border, stating that propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts against South Korea will be prepared within days. Her warning follows a visit to key border locations where she threatened to take military action against what North Korea called South Korean troops' provocations against its border fortification work.

According to the North's Korean Central News Agency, Kim stated, "Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days." ROK refers to South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea. Kim had previously threatened on Wednesday that Pyongyang would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later in the month, as South Korea vowed to respond sternly to any North Korean troops crossing the Military Demarcation Line during border fortification work.