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  "id": 14597795,
  "title": "New bridge between China, North Korea opens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/new-bridge-between-china-north-korea-opens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261015/new-bridge-between-china-north-korea-opens"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The New Yalu River vehicle bridge, which spans 3,026 metres, opened on Thursday to link China and North Korea. Trucks carrying North Korean and Chinese flags began traveling in both directions over the structure late in the morning, 12 years after its completion, according to The Korea Times.\n\nSeparately, North Korea test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on Wednesday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the tests served as a navy training exercise to examine the mobilized posture of underwater combat systems and demonstrated the reliability of the country's war deterrents. KCNA stated the launches had no adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries. Photographs released by KCNA showed one missile blasting vertically from the sea with a thick plume of smoke and another projectile erupting at a 45-degree angle.\n\nThe missile tests follow weeks of friction between Pyongyang and Seoul regarding a September 21 landmine explosion in the Seoul-controlled area of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that injured three South Korean soldiers. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it monitored the launches from before the launch through the terminal phases of flight, assessing that one missile was launched from a vertical launch system and another from a torpedo tube, according to the Japan Times.",
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "China-North Korea traffic to increase with new bridge opening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/china-north-korea-traffic-to-increase-with-new-bridge-opening",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:28:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing and eyes on its military role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/china-opens-a-joint-airfield-in-laos-with-construction-ongoing-and",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:17:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea, China open long-idle, cross-border bridge: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/n-korea-china-open-long-idle-cross-border-bridge-report",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:03:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trucks line up as long-delayed China-North Korea bridge officially opens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trucks-line-up-as-long-delayed-china-north-korea-bridge-officially",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:05:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trucks line up as long-delayed China-North Korea bridge officially opens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trucks-line-up-as-long-delayed-china-north-korea-bridge-officially-14604445",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "New bridge between China, North Korea opens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/new-bridge-between-china-north-korea-opens-14600918",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trucks line up as long-delayed China-North Korea bridge officially opens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trucks-line-up-as-long-delayed-china-north-korea-bridge-officially-14603975",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:35:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "New four-lane bridge between China and North Korea opens after a decade of delay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/new-four-lane-bridge-between-china-and-north-korea-opens-after-a",
        "published": "2026-10-15T05:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "New four-lane bridge opens between China, North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/new-four-lane-bridge-opens-between-china-north-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-15T05:48:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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