China-North Korea freight train operation resumes after 5-month hiatus

A freight train service between China and North Korea has been resumed, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday, after it was suspended in late April amid a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese border city of Dandong.The train with more than 10 cars from Dandong was spotted crossing a bridge to the North's border city of Sinuiju at 7:43 a.m., South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said. China is the country's closest and most influential ally in economic terms, and the move signals the expansion of bilateral trade.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference in Beijin…READ FULL ARTICLE