Tag: dandong
Beijing agency launches North Korea tour packages on direct Pyongyang flights
A Beijing travel agency has begun recruiting tourists for direct-flight package tours to North Korea, with two departure dates set for May, as Chinese...
North Korea-China rail revival fuels trade surge, sanctions evasion attempts
Goods ranging from manufactured products to agricultural produce are moving through the newly resumed North Korea-China passenger rail service, with North Korean trading companies...
North Korea tourism hopes rise as Beijing-Pyongyang train resumes
North Korea-China passenger train service resumed last week for the first time in more than six years, raising hopes among Chinese travel operators of...
North Korea’s machinery import surge: farms, factories and shipyards stocked up
North Korean trading companies have sharply expanded machinery imports from China since late last year, with equipment ranging from farm machinery and industrial tools...
Beijing-Pyongyang passenger train service set to resume after nearly six years
North Korea and China are set to resume direct passenger rail service between Beijing and Pyongyang on March 12, ending a suspension of nearly...
Pyongyang’s consulate fleet quietly ferrying banned goods across the North Korea-China...
North Korean consulate vehicles in China have been used to transport goods banned under U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea. The practice has...
North Korean sea cucumbers sell at premium prices in China despite...
While North Korea is prohibited from exporting fishery products under United Nations Security Council sanctions, seafood from the North, including pricey dried sea cucumbers,...
North Korea’s railway bridges: strategic assets linking China, Russia while severing...
North Korea's railway network and border railway bridges are more than just means of transportation — they are a strategic asset closely tied to...
Russian goods shop in Dandong reveals North Korea-China-Russia cooperation
A shop dealing solely in Russian goods in Dandong, China—just across from the customs house in the North Korean city of Sinuiju, North Pyongan...
China cracks down on North Korean cigarette smuggling, but demand keeps...
Chinese smugglers caught trafficking North Korean cigarettes face steep penalties and prison time as Beijing intensifies enforcement against illicit tobacco trade, but Pyongyang's cigarette...
