{"id":2258037,"date":"2024-06-02T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-vows-to-stop-dumping-balloons-of-trash-into-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T16:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:54:41","slug":"north-korea-vows-to-stop-dumping-balloons-of-trash-into-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-vows-to-stop-dumping-balloons-of-trash-into-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea pledges to halt releasing trash-filled balloons into South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-vows-to-stop-dumping-balloons-of-trash-into-south-korea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2258037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korea has pledged to stop sending trash-filled balloons into South \u200dKorea, prompted by the threat of broadcasting messages exposing human rights violations. \u200dAn agreement \u2063was reached after South Korea warned of broadcasting loudspeaker messages into North Korea, sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-largely-ignore-damning-report-about-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"Legacy Media Largely Ignore Damning Report About NY Nursing Home Deaths\">world news<\/a> and K-Pop music prohibited by the North Korean regime.\u200c Balloons carrying \u2063trash continued to be launched by North Korea towards South Korea.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>North Korea has vowed to stop sending thousands of trash-filled balloons over its border into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Korea<\/a> following the southern neighbor\u2019s threat to blitz the northern country with messages that expose human rights violations against citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries reached an agreement Sunday evening local time after South Korea threatened to broadcast loudspeaker messages into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korea<\/a> that would tell North Korean citizens about world news and share Korean Pop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>music<\/a> \u2014 all of which the North Korean regime does not allow in the country.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 This photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, shows balloons with trash presumably sent by North Korea, in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea\u2019s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim Kang Il, a North Korean vice defense minister, said in a statement to state media that the country had temporarily suspended the balloon-launching of sacks filled with garbage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made the ROK (Republic of Korea) clans get enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel and how much effort is needed to remove the scattered wastepaper,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea dropped 700 balloons across South Korea in recent days in addition to 260 balloons found several days earlier, according to the South Korean military.<\/p>\n<p>Kim claimed that the total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-apparent-antifa-attack-on-gop-candidates-rally\/\" title=\"Video Shows Apparent Antifa Attack On GOP Candidate\u2019s Rally\">balloons filled<\/a> with garbage sent over was actually approximately 3,500, a move that has put some South Koreans on edge.<\/p>\n<p>The balloons contained paper and vinyl, animal manure, cigarette butts, and pieces of cloth but no dangerous items, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-south-balloons-trash-1b65c87f53613b4d4738486d19b454d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move was meant, in part, to drive up tensions ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-south-balloons-trash-1b65c87f53613b4d4738486d19b454d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> experts who spoke with the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea threatened earlier on Sunday to launch \u201cunbearable\u201d measures against North Korea if it continued the balloon activities, including leafleting pamphlets and oral messages to North Korea to inform citizens about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hispanic-voters-in-florida-who-fled-dictatorships-think-the-election-was-stolen-from-trump\/\" title=\"REPORT: Hispanic Voters In Florida Who Fled Dictatorships Think The Election Was Stolen From Trump\">authoritarian regime<\/a> it lived under. North Koreans may not view, watch, or read any foreign media or news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea promised to cease launching trash-filled balloons across the border into South Korea. This decision comes after South Korea&#8217;s warning to broadcast messages exposing human rights violations. 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