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Gimpo

A Christmas'tree' just south of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Gimpo, west of Seoul as seen on December 21, 2010

South Korea pulls down a huge Christmas tree that stood on its border with the North

Global Politics

Kim Jong-Un has apparently been watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. After North Korea threatened yet again to bomb a huge tower lit up like a Christmas tree, South Korea finally took it down. But the timing seems fishy to observers.

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