North Korea suspends military action against south

North Korea has suspended plans for military action against South Korea,

Recent weeks saw a rising tide of angry rhetoric from the north over activist plans to send leaflets with anti-North Korean messages over the border.

Last week the north blew up the joint liaison office and also threatened to send troops to the border area.

But at a meeting chaired by leader Kim Jong-un, state media said the decision was taken to suspend military action.

The North also began to dismantle loudspeakers it had erected only last week, traditionally used to blast anti-South Korean messages over the border.