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News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: North Korea’s black market dollar rate breaks all-time record as China trade expands

News channel or source: https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-exchange-rate-record-high/

Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

North Korea's black market dollar rate broke 70,000 won for the first time in April 2026, sending food and fuel prices to record highs.

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: North Korea, China move to reopen border trade

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/16/china-move-toward-restoring-cross-border-customs/6151773717342/

Published on: Monday 16 March 2026

Signs of improving relations between N. Korea and China are emerging as the two countries appear to be moving toward restoring cross-border customs.

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket

News channel or source: https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreas-trade-officials-are-running-a-pay-to-work-racket/

Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being forced to hand over as much as $20,000 in cash to party and security officials, a source in South Pyongan province told ...

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: Seoul says North Korea, China reopen freight train traffic

News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14727850

Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

SEOUL--North Korea and China resumed freight train service Monday following a five-month hiatus, South Korean officials said, as the North struggles to revive an economy battered by the pandemic, U.N.

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: China's trade with North Korea rises 22% in January and February as ties improve

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-trade-with-north-korea-rises-22-january-february-ties-improve-2026-03-20/

Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026

BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's trade with North Korea rose 22% year-on-year during the first two months of the year, customs data showed on Friday, as their ties improved ahead of the ...

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: North Korea’s Stalled Reopening: Trains Move but Tourists Wait at China’s Edge

News channel or source: https://www.emirates247.com/world/north-koreas-stalled-reopening-trains-move-but-tourists-wait-at-chinas-edge/560

Published on: Sunday 29 March 2026

In another apparent sign of North Korea's reopening, Air China is set to resume flights to Pyongyang on Monday. But for now, only those with work or study visas can go. AFP journalists in Dandong, the ...

News North Korea » Sinuiju » Trade: Exploring the Reopening of the China-North Korea Border: What It Means for Tourism

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/exploring-the-reopening-of-the-china-north-korea-border-what-it-means-for-tourism/ar-AA1ZFYGy