China, N. Korea hold ceremony to open new bridge 12 yrs after completion

Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province on Oct. 15, 2026, shows vehicles heading towards the Chinese side on the New Yalu River Bridge, with North Korea's Sinuiju seen in the background. (Kyodo)

A vehicle bearing North Korean flags heads toward the Chinese side of the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea, as seen from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on its opening day, Oct. 15, 2026. (Kyodo)

Photo taken from the Chinese border city of Dandong shows a gate decorated with Chinese flags leading to a customs facility on the North Korean side of the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea on Oct. 14, 2026, a day before the bridge opened. (Kyodo)

Photo taken from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong shows the New Yalu River Bridge between China and North Korea on its opening day, Oct. 15, 2026. (Kyodo)

A vehicle bearing North Korean flags travels on the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea, with a Chinese flag in the foreground, as seen from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on Oct. 14, 2026, a day before the bridge opened. (Kyodo)

A vehicle bearing North Korean flags heads toward the Chinese side of the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea, with buildings in North Korea's Sinuiju in the background, as seen from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on Oct. 14, 2026, a day before the bridge opened. (Kyodo)

DANDONG, China - China and North Korea on Thursday held a ceremony to inaugurate a new bridge linking the two countries 12 years after its completion amid a marked improvement in their ties, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

The New Yalu River Bridge, which connects the border cities of Dandong in northeastern China and Sinuiju on the North Korean side, is expected to boost trade and personnel exchanges between the two Asian neighbors.

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