North Korea is indefinitely postponing scheduled reunions of families separated by the Korean War.
The BBC reports the postponement is an apparent setback after weeks of gradually improving ties between the two countries.
The South Korean government has not yet responded to the announcement.
Relations reached a low point earlier this year when the North cut a military hotline to the South in March, after a third nuclear test was conducted in February, which triggered international sanctions against the North.
The two Koreas were due to hold six days of family reunions from 25-30 September for people separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
