North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the South

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some of its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, mocking the government in Seoul for clinging to hopes of renewed diplomacy between the war-divided rivals.

The influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has denied South Korean reports that Pyongyang has begun dismantling loudspeakers along the border that had been used for propaganda broadcasts.