Sino-DPRK border city of Dandong tentatively relaxes COVID-19 measures



Border Controls Sino-DPRK border city of Dandong tentatively relaxes COVID-19 measures Dandong begins re-opening of service industry amid concerns of “second wave” from neighboring Heilongjiang province Min Chao Choy April 29, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News Dandong, the largest Chinese city to border the DPRK, cautiously reopened its economy this month as Liaoning Province reported near-zero cases of the coronavirus. While the North Korean land border remains on soft shutdown due to quarantine measures, Dandong’s return to business-as-usual could facilitate DPRK confidence in opening the border to trade and much-needed aid shipments. Dandong, the largest Chinese city to border the DPRK, cautiously reopened its economy this month as Liaoning Province reported near-zero cases of the coronavirus. While the North Korean land border remains on soft shutdown due to quarantine measures, Dandong’s return to business-as-usual could facilitate DPRK confidence in opening the border to trade and much-needed aid shipments. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Sino-DPRK border city of Dandong tentatively relaxes COVID-19 measures

Dandong begins re-opening of service industry amid concerns of “second wave” from neighboring Heilongjiang province

Min Chao Choy April 29, 2020

Sino-DPRK border city of Dandong tentatively relaxes COVID-19 measures

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Dandong, the largest Chinese city to border the DPRK, cautiously reopened its economy this month as Liaoning Province reported near-zero cases of the coronavirus.

While the North Korean land border remains on soft shutdown due to quarantine measures, Dandong’s return to business-as-usual could facilitate DPRK confidence in opening the border to trade and much-needed aid shipments.

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