News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: A new bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open on Thursday, more than a decade after the Chinese side of it was built, in the latest s ...
News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: North Korea's barbecue boom: A taste of prosperity or a widening divide?
North Korea is opening upscale Korean barbecue restaurants at a remarkable pace, in what analysts see as an effort to showcase rising living standards, capture ...
News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: North Korea gets closer to China and Russia with new bridges
Trucks began rolling across the 3km New Yalu River Bridge connecting the Chinese city of Dandong with Sinuiju in North Korea on Thursday, with the crossing inaugurated by a cargo truck with North ...
News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: North Korea's Economy Grows 3.5% for Third Straight Year, but Gains Are Largely Confined to Pyongyang
North Korea's economy expanded by an estimated 3.5% in 2025, aided by ties with Russia and China, but income and improved infrastructure remain heavily concentrated in Pyongyang.
News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: North Korea’s “bridge to nowhere” finally goes somewhere
North Korea’s wartime friendship with Russia grabs the headlines. But China is its true patron, propping up its despotic regime. The two did $2.7bn-worth of bilateral trade in 2025, up from $2.2bn the ...
News North Korea » Sinuiju » Finance: Tale of two bridges: Why China can't bring Pyongyang to the table
The Tumen River bridge was built to bring Russia closer. The Yalu River bridge was opened under pressure. Pyongyang will keep it tightly controlled.
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