South Korean propaganda loudspeakers at border with North face scrutiny for being ‘too quiet’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean propaganda loudspeakers at border with North face scrutiny for being ‘too quiet’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The loudspeakers deployed by South Korea at the border to blast K-pop music and political messages inside the North are facing legal and audit challenges for being “too quiet”. Earlier this month, South Korea said it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South using balloons. But the South Korean broadcasts still have a significant psychological impact on North Koreans who hear the messages or catchy K-pop tunes, he said. At least two North Korean soldiers from the frontlines defected to the South in 2017 after listening to loudspeaker broadcasts, local media reported, citing South Korean officials.

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North Korea's latest weapon? Bombarding South with noise
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korea's latest weapon? Bombarding South with noise

Raw Story  

Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair. "Almost every regime has used noise torture and sleep deprivation," Rory Cox, a historian at University of St Andrews, told AFP. "I find myself taking headache medicine almost all …

North Korea's ‘noise bombing’ is making life miserable for this village in South: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea's ‘noise bombing’ is making life miserable for this village in South: Report

Hindustan Times  

Residents of Dangsan village of South Korea are bearing the brunt of their country's hostilities with North Korea. According to a New York Times report, North Korea has amped up loudspeakers along its border with South Korea with eerie noises blaring from it. On the contrary South Korea's Soon Yuk Yeol has called for “spreading the idea of freedom” to …

South Korea warns North Korea will ‘pay a fatal price’ after more trash balloons cross border
5 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea warns North Korea will ‘pay a fatal price’ after more trash balloons cross border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Korea has warned that …

South Korea boosts border propaganda broadcasts after North Korea flies more trash balloons
5 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea boosts border propaganda broadcasts after North Korea flies more trash balloons

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Sunday it was bolstering its anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korean balloons were flying Sunday morning north of Seoul, the South Korean capital, after crossing the border. Experts …

South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North’s trash balloon flying
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North’s trash balloon flying

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Friday it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North’s latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals. In 2015, when South Korea restarted loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in 11 years, North Korea fired artillery …

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches

The Hindu  

South Korea said on July 19 it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North’s latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals. In 2015, when South Korea restarted loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in 11 years, North Korea fired artillery rounds across …

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Friday it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North’s latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals. In 2015, when South Korea restarted loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in 11 years, North Korea fired artillery …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest defense pact with North Korea
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest defense pact with North Korea

The Hindu  

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea on June 21, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement vowing mutual defense with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state visit to Pyongyang. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to rise with vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean troops. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South …

South Korean activists say they flew anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean activists say they flew anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border

The Independent  

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South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

LA Times  

Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Friday. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South Korean activists flew balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border, and South Korea’s military said it had fired warning shots the previous day …

Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music. South Korean officials say the ear-piercing broadcasts were retaliation against North Korea’s recent series of balloon launches that dumped trash into South Korea, though it suffered no major damages. According to South Korean officials, North Korea has also reinstalled its own propaganda loudspeakers near the border, but as of …

South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North
6 months, 4 weeks ago

South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North

NPR  

South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea's military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts. Sponsor Message …

South Korea says North Korea is installing loudspeakers along the border
6 months, 4 weeks ago

South Korea says North Korea is installing loudspeakers along the border

The Independent  

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South Korea says North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the border
6 months, 4 weeks ago

South Korea says North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the border

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military on Monday said it’s detecting signs that North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along their heavily armed border, a day after the South blared anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts over its speakers for the first time in years as the rivals engage in a Cold War-style psychological warfare. North Korea has described its balloon …

South Korea to blast loudspeakers at border as North Korea resumes sending trash balloons
7 months ago

South Korea to blast loudspeakers at border as North Korea resumes sending trash balloons

The Independent  

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Seoul will restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons
7 months ago

Seoul will restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons

The Hindu  

South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North launching around 330 balloons toward the South since Saturday night and about 80 were found in South Korean territory as …

South Korea resumes broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda at border in response to trash balloons
7 months ago

South Korea resumes broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda at border in response to trash balloons

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea resumed broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda through loudspeakers in border areas Sunday in retaliation for the more than 1,000 trash- and manure-filled balloons the North had sent over the last couple of weeks. Hours later, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that the South created a “prelude to a very …

South Korea responds to trash-filled balloons with K-pop and world news
7 months ago

South Korea responds to trash-filled balloons with K-pop and world news

LA Times  

Trash lies scattered on a street in Seoul after a rubbish-carrying balloon, presumably sent by North Korea, burst. South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks. Hours after the South resumed loudspeaker broadcasts, the powerful …

S Korea to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker relays after rubbish balloons
7 months ago

S Korea to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker relays after rubbish balloons

Al Jazeera  

The move comes in retaliation to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop rubbish on the South with balloons. South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop rubbish on the South with balloons. In 2015, when South Korea restarted loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in …

Why North Korea thinks K-pop and youth slang can topple a regime
3 years, 5 months ago

Why North Korea thinks K-pop and youth slang can topple a regime

CNN  

CNN — North Korea is doubling down on its culture war, warning citizens to stay away from all things South Korean – including its fashion, music, hairstyles and even slang. Earlier this month, South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung said after attending a briefing by the country’s spy agency that North Korea’s regime was implementing strict rules on how young people …

The slang words North Korea wants to ban to curb ‘foreign influence’
3 years, 5 months ago

The slang words North Korea wants to ban to curb ‘foreign influence’

The Independent  

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South Korea K-pop: North Korea blasts industry as ‘slave-like exploitation’ amid Kim Jong Un’s crackdown on foreign media
3 years, 9 months ago

South Korea K-pop: North Korea blasts industry as ‘slave-like exploitation’ amid Kim Jong Un’s crackdown on foreign media

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — K-pop is one of South Korea’s most popular cultural exports with a growing reach around the world – but it seems that not everyone is fan. The piece on North Korea’s Arirang Meari site claimed K-pop artists were “bound to unbelievably unfair contracts from an early age, detained at their training and treated as slaves …

North Korea cuts off all communication with South Korea
4 years, 7 months ago

North Korea cuts off all communication with South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it was cutting off all communication channels with South Korea on Tuesday, a move experts say could signal Pyongyang has grown frustrated that Seoul has failed to revive lucrative inter-Korean economic projects and persuade the United States to ease sanctions. The North’s Korean Central News Agency said all cross-border communication lines would be …

The politics of pop culture
5 years, 1 month ago

The politics of pop culture

Al Jazeera  

The border between India and Pakistan is a place of mutual boot stomping, but the DMZ is the oddest border I’ve seen. “We have selected a diverse range of the most recent pop hits to make it interesting,” a defence ministry official announced, noting that the music – including Big Bang’s Bang Bang Bang and Apink’s Let Us Just Love …

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