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The things that annoy North Korea

Published 7:34 AM EST, Thu December 18, 2014
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South Korean soldiers stand guard as Christians stage a lighting ceremony in front of a Christmas tree atop a military-controlled hill near the tense land border in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on December 21, 2010. North Korea has objected to Christmas trees at the border since the 1960s.
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South Korean soldiers stand guard as Christians stage a lighting ceremony in front of a Christmas tree atop a military-controlled hill near the tense land border in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on December 21, 2010. North Korea has objected to Christmas trees at the border since the 1960s.
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Cubans watch a South Korean soap opera DVD in Havana, on December 5, 2013. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers in October that officials from the North's ruling party had been executed by firing squad for viewing a South Korean soap opera.
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Cubans watch a South Korean soap opera DVD in Havana, on December 5, 2013. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers in October that officials from the North's ruling party had been executed by firing squad for viewing a South Korean soap opera.
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South Korean pop group Four Minute perform on stage during the 20th Dream Concert on June 7, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. An anti-North Korea radio show by the South had opened with a pop song from the quartet.
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South Korean pop group Four Minute perform on stage during the 20th Dream Concert on June 7, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. An anti-North Korea radio show by the South had opened with a pop song from the quartet.
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A picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung (third left) and Kim Jong Il (third right) at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang on February 16, 2013. Photographers who have spent time in the country say that particular care must be taken when snapping pictures of statues of North Korean leaders.
The things that annoy North Korea —
A picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung (third left) and Kim Jong Il (third right) at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang on February 16, 2013. Photographers who have spent time in the country say that particular care must be taken when snapping pictures of statues of North Korean leaders.
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South Korean activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at a park near the border in Paju, north of Seoul, on October 10, 2014. The balloons anger the regime in Pyongyang, drawing regular threats of violent reprisals.
The things that annoy North Korea —
South Korean activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at a park near the border in Paju, north of Seoul, on October 10, 2014. The balloons anger the regime in Pyongyang, drawing regular threats of violent reprisals.
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
A Catholic worshiper reads from a Bible at the Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul on August 6, 2014. Although North Korea has some state-controlled churches, the regime forbids independent religious activities.
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A Catholic worshiper reads from a Bible at the Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul on August 6, 2014. Although North Korea has some state-controlled churches, the regime forbids independent religious activities.
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