{
  "id": 16296436,
  "title": "North Korean leader Kim arrives in China's Dandong via new bridge: Yonhap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/north-korean-leader-kim-arrives-in-chinas-dandong-via-new-bridge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T07:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261024/p2g/00m/0in/030000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge, according to reports from The Mainichi, DW News, and The Korea Times. The source for this information, cited by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, indicates Kim crossed the Amnok River, also known as the Yalu River, via the New Yalu River Bridge.\n\nThe four-lane bridge, which stretches 3,026 meters, was completed in 2014 following a $310 million investment from China. However, it remained unused for 12 years because North Korea had not completed the necessary connecting roads and customs facilities on its side. The bridge officially opened this month, a move seen as a step toward strengthening economic ties between the two nations.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim arrives in China's border city of Dandong via newly opened bridge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/urgent-n-koreas-kim-arrives-in-chinas-border-city-of-dandong-via",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim arrives in China's Dandong via newly opened bridge: gov't source",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/n-koreas-kim-arrives-in-chinas-dandong-via-newly-opened-bridge-govt",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in China, South Korean media say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-arrives-in-china-south-korean-media-say",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:07:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}