March 16 (Asia Today) -- Signs of improving relations between North Korea and China are emerging as the two countries appear to be moving toward restoring cross-border customs operations closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sources familiar with North Korean affairs said border customs facilities are gradually reopening, expanding trade and travel between the two neighbors.
A source said the Hoeryong customs office in North Korea resumed operations March 5, allowing individual visits from Chinese nationals that were previously limited to tightly controlled group travel.
Another source said the New Yalu River Bridge linking Sinuiju in North Korea and Dandong in China could open as early as May. Several other customs points along the border are also believed to have resumed operations.
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