N. Korea media silent on restart of Pyongyang-Beijing train service

DANDONG, China - North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on Friday did not report on the resumption of a passenger train service the previous day between Pyongyang and Beijing after a six-year hiatus, while a local newspaper in a Chinese border city ran a front-page article.

Observers say North Korean media may have refrained from reporting on the matter with Pyongyang worried about Beijing's increasing economic presence in the country, which had shut its borders in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.