On his state visit to Pyongyang, President Xi eyes infrastructure, agriculture and tech gains as cross-border rail restarts, while high volumes of hair and tungsten fuel China’s imports.

Xi Jinping visits North Korea June 8-9 for the first time since 2019, days after Pyongyang unveiled a nuclear fuel facility. What it means for markets.

North Korea may use the summit as an opportunity to press for economic concessions or Beijing's "tacit recognition" of its nuclear status, analysts say.