N. Korea to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward S. Korea: Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yo-jong said Wednesday that North Korea will resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea within October, describing the move as a response to perceived threats. She inspected positions along the southern border with Pak Jong-chon to review fortification work. North Korea has been reinforcing the inter-Korean border since April 2024, and tensions have risen after land mine explosions in the DMZ injured three South Korean soldiers last month.

Kim is a department director at the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

Kim said she inspected key positions along the southern border earlier Wednesday with Pak Jong-chon, an adviser to North Korea’s Ministry of National Defense.

North Korea began reinforcing barbed-wire fences, planting mines and erecting anti-tank barriers along the Military Demarcation Line in April 2024.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared the two Koreas to be two states hostile to each other the previous year.

South Korea has attributed last month’s DMZ mine explosions to mines planted by North Korea, which has denied involvement.

Published Oct 21, 2026 9:03 pm KST

Updated Oct 21, 2026 9:17 pm KST

North Korean military and party officials, including leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong, inspect a border fortification site in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, Tuesday. Yonhap

Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, said Wednesday that Pyongyang will resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later this month, state media reported.

"Our tactical hunting teams are taking new positions, and within October, the loudspeakers for psychological warfare against the ROK will be in operation along the whole border," Kim said in a statement carried in an English-language dispatch by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, South Korea's official name.

Kim, a department director at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, described the move as the "most just measure" and an "appropriate response."

She said she inspected key positions along the southern border earlier in the day with Pak Jong-chon, an adviser to the North's Ministry of National Defense, to review progress on a project to fortify the border.

Kim corrected an earlier KCNA report that had said the inspection took place Tuesday.

"Our army is carrying out a crucial and great undertaking in the face of the enemy's persistent threats," she said. "If the border is fortified, the danger of military conflict in this area will undoubtedly be eliminated."

According to the earlier KCNA report, Pak accused the enemy of making "deliberate, premeditated and absurd" claims that North Korean troops had crossed the border during the inspection.

"Our army knows where our borderline is better than any others, and we are doing what we should do in our territory," he was quoted as saying.

Pak urged troops to "turn the borderline into an impregnable fortress," and warned them to take prompt and decisive action if enemy forces threatened the safety of North Korean service personnel.

The KCNA also reported that Kim said the North's leader had issued "an order to fortify the border with an enemy state to be eternally impregnable."

North Korea began fortifying the inter-Korean border in April 2024, reinforcing barbed-wire fences, planting mines and erecting anti-tank barriers along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), after leader Kim declared the two Koreas to be "two states hostile to each other" the previous year.

Tensions have heightened following land mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month that injured three South Korean soldiers. South Korea has attributed the explosions to mines planted by North Korea, which has denied involvement.

金与正周三表示，朝鲜将于10月恢复对韩国的宣传广播，并称此举是对所感知威胁的回应。她与朴正川一同视察了南部边境的防御工事，审查了防御工事的建设情况。自2024年4月以来，朝鲜一直在加强朝韩边境的防御工事建设。上个月，非军事区发生地雷爆炸，造成三名韩国士兵受伤，此后双方紧张局势加剧。

金是朝鲜劳动党中央委员会的一名部门主管。

金正恩表示，她周三早些时候与朝鲜国防部顾问朴正川一起视察了南部边境的关键地点。

2024年4月，朝鲜开始沿着军事分界线加固铁丝网、埋设地雷和设置反坦克障碍。

朝鲜领导人金正恩去年宣布朝鲜半岛南北双方是敌对国家。

韩国方面将上个月非军事区地雷爆炸事件归咎于朝鲜埋设的地雷，但朝鲜否认参与其中。

发布于2026年10月21日晚上9:03（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月21日晚上9:17（韩国标准时间）

朝鲜中央通讯社周二发布的照片​​显示，包括朝鲜最高领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正在内的朝鲜军方和党政官员正在视察边境防御工事。（韩联社）

据朝鲜官方媒体报道，朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正周三表示，平壤将于本月晚些时候恢复对韩国的宣传广播。

金正恩在朝中社英文报道中发表声明称：“我们的战术狩猎小组正在部署新的阵地，10月内，针对韩国的心理战扩音器将在整个边境地区投入使用。” 韩国是大韩民国的简称。

朝鲜劳动党中央委员会部门主管金某称此举是“最公正的措施”和“恰当的回应”。

她表示，当天早些时候，她与朝鲜国防部顾问朴正天一起视察了南部边境的关键地点，以审查边境加固项目的进展情况。

金正恩纠正了朝中社早前的一篇报道，该报道称视察是在周二进行的。

“面对敌人的持续威胁，我军正在执行一项至关重要的伟大任务，”她说。“如果边境得到加强，该地区发生军事冲突的危险无疑将消除。”

根据朝中社早前的报道，朴正熙指责敌方“蓄意、预谋、荒谬地”声称朝鲜军队在检查期间越过边境。

据报道，他表示：“我们的军队比任何其他军队都更清楚我们的边界在哪里，我们正在我们的领土上做我们应该做的事情。”

朴正熙敦促部队“将边界线变成坚不可摧的堡垒”，并警告他们，如果敌军威胁到朝鲜军人的安全，要迅速采取果断行动。

朝中社还报道称，金正恩表示，朝鲜领导人已下令“加强与敌对国家的边界​​，使其永远坚不可摧”。

2024年4月，朝鲜开始加强朝韩边界的防御，加固铁丝网，埋设地雷，并沿着军事分界线（MDL）设置反坦克障碍。此前一年，朝鲜领导人金正恩宣布朝韩是“两个敌对国家”。

上个月，非军事区发生地雷爆炸事件，造成三名韩国士兵受伤，此后紧张局势加剧。韩国方面指责朝鲜埋设地雷，但朝鲜否认参与其中。