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North Korea and South Korea to hold talks at Panmunjom truce village amid mounting tensions North Korea and South Korea to hold talks at Panmunjom truce village amid mounting tensions
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South Korea has announced it will hold talks with North Korean officials at the border today, following mounting tensions between the two countries.South Korea has announced it will hold talks with North Korean officials at the border today, following mounting tensions between the two countries.
Senior aides for the countries’ leaders will meet at the Panmunjom truce village at 9.00 GMT, the Blue House said.Senior aides for the countries’ leaders will meet at the Panmunjom truce village at 9.00 GMT, the Blue House said.
The South Korean presidential office said national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin and Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo will sit down with Hwang Pyong So – the Korean People’s Army’s top political officer – and Kim Yang Gon, a secretary of the central committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.The South Korean presidential office said national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin and Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo will sit down with Hwang Pyong So – the Korean People’s Army’s top political officer – and Kim Yang Gon, a secretary of the central committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
The meeting comes 30 minutes after the deadline set by North Korea to dismantle loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda at their border.The meeting comes 30 minutes after the deadline set by North Korea to dismantle loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda at their border.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported at 11am GMT that high-level talks between the two countries had begun.South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported at 11am GMT that high-level talks between the two countries had begun.
‘I’ve been to farms and seen the technical officers there checking everything is being done correctly. They do go around with magnifying glasses like in this poster.’
‘This image was around during George W Bush’s presidency.’
‘It’s the same mentality as Made in Britain, reinforcing independence and self-reliance.’
‘This is just about looking after machinery, basically. It is pure health and safety at work.’
‘You see this in some of the later ones too: the simplistic use of colour to get across the powerful image. Prior to this you saw more obvious comic styles.’
‘You don’t need the slogan. It’s like advertising, they know how to deliver a message well.’
‘In Chinese posters subjects usually look at you directly, but in North Korean posters it’s rare.’
‘It’s about internal security with Japan, and the US and South Korea as the big enemies.’
‘It’s about the building of the new railways, and she’s even got a Kimjongilia flower that represents Kim Jong-il.’
‘That’s the mythical Chollima horse with the soldier, the intellectual and the peasant to represent culture, technology and agriculture. After the Korean War Kim Il-sung used the Chollima as a way of saying, ‘We are going work at lightning speed’ and the country produced enormous amounts of iron.’
North Korea has threatened "strong military action" if the South refused to end the loudspeaker broadcasts, with North Korean state media reporting a "semi-state of war" on 20 August. North Korea has threatened "strong military action" if the South refused to end the loudspeaker broadcasts, with North Korean state media reporting a "semi-state of war" on 20 August. 
"We have exercised our self-restraint for decades," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on 21 August."We have exercised our self-restraint for decades," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on 21 August.
"Now, no one's talk about self-restraint is helpful to putting the situation under control. The army and people of the DPRK are poised not just to counteract or make any retaliation but not to rule out all-out war to protect the social system, their own choice, at the risk of their lives.""Now, no one's talk about self-restraint is helpful to putting the situation under control. The army and people of the DPRK are poised not just to counteract or make any retaliation but not to rule out all-out war to protect the social system, their own choice, at the risk of their lives."
At the same time, South Korea's military warned that North Korea must refrain from engaging in "rash acts" or face strong punishment, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry. South Korea has raised its military readiness to its highest level.At the same time, South Korea's military warned that North Korea must refrain from engaging in "rash acts" or face strong punishment, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry. South Korea has raised its military readiness to its highest level.
Additional reporting by APAdditional reporting by AP