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Watching Foreign Movies Is Illegal In North Korea, But Some Do It Anyway

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A recent study found that TVs and DVD players have "reached near ubiquity in North Korea across nearly all demographic, socio-economic and political class divides." Some shops in Pyongyang offer DVDs and video CDs for sale, as shown here. Foreign movies or videos are often stored instead on USB sticks or micro SD cards and sold on the black market. (AP)
A recent study found that TVs and DVD players have "reached near ubiquity in North Korea across nearly all demographic, socio-economic and political class divides." Some shops in Pyongyang offer DVDs and video CDs for sale, as shown here. Foreign movies or videos are often stored instead on USB sticks or micro SD cards and sold on the black market. (AP)

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