Since the COVID-19 pandemic closed North Korea’s borders in Jan. 2020, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain new information from inside the country.
But just a short trip from Seoul, on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, beaches not far from DPRK territory are often littered with trash that currents and tides have washed ashore. Much of it is rubbish from North Korea that may even include political propaganda.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic closed North Korea’s borders in Jan. 2020, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain new information from inside the country.
But just a short trip from Seoul, on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, beaches not far from DPRK territory are often littered with trash that currents and tides have washed ashore. Much of it is rubbish from North Korea that may even include political propaganda.
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