The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border.

Kim Jong Un’s sister denies North Korea has removed border loudspeakers - North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the

Kim Yo Jong, who is a senior official in the North's ruling Workers' Party, also said a change made to the plan for annual joint military drills by South Korea and the United States was a "futile" move that does not change the allies' hostile intent.