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Sunday, 15 October 2006, 05:23 GMT 06:23 UK

In pictures: Faces of North Korea

North Korean children play by river in town of Sinuiju

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Associated Press photographers have been taking rare pictures of North Koreans from across the Chinese border.

North Korean soldier in the town of Sinuiju

North Korean soldier in the town of Sinuiju

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Many of those they photographed in the town of Sinuiju were soldiers...

North Korean soldier in Sinuiju points at photographer

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...and some reactions appear threatening.

North Korean boys gesture from a boat in Sinuiju

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But children seemed to wave at the lens directed at them from across the water.

North Koreans aboard a boat at Sinuiju

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The photos put a human face on a country notorious for its secrecy and isolation.

North Korean woman and girl walk on waterfront at Sinuiju

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Aid groups are concerned that the new sanctions against the North may hit civilians hard.

North Koreans fishing at Sinuiju

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People there have endured severe famines in recent years.

A North Korean haircut

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But the pictures taken this week from the Chinese town of Dandong offer glimpses of ordinary life...

North Korean women aboard a ship at Sinuiju

North Korean women aboard a ship at Sinuiju

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...including a sample of the hairstyles in fashion in the Democratic People's Republic.

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