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.