The news is coming thick and fast ahead of the Moon-Kim summit.<br />South Korea has suspended its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts that have boomed across the inter-Korean border for many months now.<br />The decision was made in light of the historic inter-Korean summit set for this Friday.<br />For more on this, let's connect our Park Jiwon. <br />Ji-won,... this move is sure to cool tensions even further ahead of the talks....<br /><br /> That's right, Mark.<br /> 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.<br />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. <br />The defense ministry also said it hopes the suspension contributes to stopping mutual slander between the two Koreas,... and a new beginning of peace.<br /><br /> Well,... we know how much North Korea hated those broadcasts so Pyongyang will see this as a positive step, for sure.<br />And also Jiwon. <br />Starting this Monday, joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea kick off for two weeks.<br /><br /> That's right, Mark.<br /> South Korea and the United States start their annual military exercise from today, as planned.<br />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.<br />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. <br />South Korea's defense ministry said it has yet to decide whether the exercise will take place on Friday -- the day of the summit.<br />The four-week Foal Eagle field-training exercise is also underway. <br />Back to you, Mark. <br />
