North Korea appears to be softening its approach towards South Korea after weeks of rising tensions.
against the South. The two countries are still technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty.
On Saturday, an"enraged" North Korea said it was preparing to pour its own"leaflets of punishment" on the South. Many of the leaflets were being prepared by university students, state news outlet KCNA reported, and would featuresmeared with cigarette butts, an insult comparing him to trash. Members of an anti-North Korea civic group release balloons containing leaflets denouncing the North's leader Kim Jong-un, towards North Korea.But since then, there have been further signs of a climb down by the North. South Korea’s Unification Ministry confirmed reports that a number of official North Korea propaganda websites had removed some articles critical of the South, though the spokesman said it was unclear why.
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