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  "id": 14625292,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T05:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/new-four-lane-bridge-opens-between-china-north-korea-1.500711153"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new four-lane bridge connecting China and North Korea finally opened on Thursday, 12 years after its construction was completed. The 3,026-meter New Yalu River vehicle bridge enables the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbor to significantly increase cross-border trade. Hundreds of people gathered in the northern Chinese border town of Dandong to take selfies in front of the bridge before it officially opened. Trucks bearing both nations' flags began moving in both directions late in the morning. Residents expressed relief and optimism about the improved economic prospects. Chinese Premier Li Qiang hailed the bridge as a symbol of Beijing's friendship with Pyongyang and a new phase in relations. The bridge's opening, delayed due to infrastructure gaps on the North Korean side and North Korea's pandemic-related border closures, marks a substantial improvement over the aging Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge. Despite the bridge's significance, North Korea has not yet resumed issuing tourism visas to Chinese citizens.",
  "summary": "New bridge between China, North Korea opens",
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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"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-15T03:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
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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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