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China, North Korea set to open long-delayed New Yalu River Bridge
October 14, 2026 at 09:30 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
China and North Korea will open the New Yalu River Bridge to traffic on Thursday, 12 years after construction was completed.
- China's state-run Xinhua news agency announced the bridge will formally open to traffic on Thursday.
- The three-kilometre span linking Dandong and Sinuiju was completed in 2014 but remained idle as North Korea left roads and customs facilities unfinished.
- China's exports to North Korea reached a six-year high of $2.3bn last year, a 25 percent rise from the previous year.
- The first bridge linking Russia and North Korea opened earlier this month.