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Balloons carrying chocolate pies

Balloons carrying chocolate pies

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of people who are living in South Korea after escaping North Korea release into the air toward North Korea huge balloons carrying chocolate pies on South Korea's Ganghwa Island near the military demarcation line between the two Koreas on April 24, 2012.

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People in N. Korea

People in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken from Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2011, shows people and a North Korean flag in a village in North Korea along the Han River, four days after North Korea announced the death of its leader Kim Jong Il.

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People in N. Korea

People in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken from Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2011, shows people and cattle in a village in North Korea along the Han River, four days after North Korea announced the death of its leader Kim Jong Il.

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Ancient Korean books returned from France

Ancient Korean books returned from France

SEOUL, South Korea - Ancient Korean royal books returned from France are displayed to the media at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 18, 2011, a day before their public exhibition. The texts, featuring protocols of royal ceremonies and rites from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), were looted by French troops in 1866 when they invaded Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, in retaliation for the persecution of French Catholic missionaries.

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Ancient Korean books returned from France

Ancient Korean books returned from France

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows ancient Korean royal books returned from France on display to the media at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 18, 2011, a day before their public exhibition. The texts, featuring protocols of royal ceremonies and rites from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), were looted by French troops in 1866 when they invaded Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, in retaliation for the persecution of French Catholic missionaries.

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Ancient Korean books returned from France

Ancient Korean books returned from France

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows ancient Korean royal books returned from France on display to the media at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 18, 2011, a day before their public exhibition. The texts, featuring protocols of royal ceremonies and rites from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), were looted by French troops in 1866 when they invaded Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, in retaliation for the persecution of French Catholic missionaries. (Kyodo)

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Ancient Korean books returned from France

Ancient Korean books returned from France

SEOUL, South Korea - Ancient Korean royal books returned from France are displayed to the media at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 18, 2011, a day before their public exhibition. The texts, featuring protocols of royal ceremonies and rites from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), were looted by French troops in 1866 when they invaded Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, in retaliation for the persecution of French Catholic missionaries. (Kyodo)

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Balloons carrying chocolate pies

Balloons carrying chocolate pies

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of people who are living in South Korea after escaping North Korea release into the air toward North Korea huge balloons carrying chocolate pies on South Korea's Ganghwa Island near the military demarcation line between the two Koreas on April 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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People in N. Korea

People in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken from Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2011, shows people and a North Korean flag in a village in North Korea along the Han River, four days after North Korea announced the death of its leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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People in N. Korea

People in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken from Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2011, shows people and cattle in a village in North Korea along the Han River, four days after North Korea announced the death of its leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Photo taken July 29, 2020, shows a drainage tunnel on South Korea's Ganghwa Island that leads to the Han River. A North Korean defector suspected of having been infected with the new coronavirus in South Korea has reportedly returned to the North by going through the tunnel and then crossing the river.

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Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Photo taken July 29, 2020, from South Korea's Ganghwa Island shows the suburbs of the North Korean border city of Kaesong seen on the other side of the Han River. A North Korean defector suspected of having been infected with the new coronavirus in South Korea has reportedly returned to the North by crossing the river.

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Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Virus-infected defector moves back to N. Korea

Photo taken July 29, 2020, from South Korea's Ganghwa Island shows the suburbs of the North Korean border city of Kaesong seen on the other side of the Han River. A North Korean defector suspected of having been infected with the new coronavirus in South Korea has reportedly returned to the North by crossing the river.

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