SEOUL -- North Korea is stepping up efforts to curb its citizens' exposure to South Korean popular culture, according to Seoul, including cracking down on television dramas that are widely enjoyed throughout Asia and have even helped inspire defections from the totalitarian country.
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North Korea is meting out stricter punishment to citizens who access South Korean entertainment such as K-pop and TV shows, according to Seoul. (Nikkei montage / Photos by AP and AFP)
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