North Korea is unlikely to reopen its border with China anytime soon amid ongoing fears over COVID-19, an official from South Korea’s unification ministry said on Tuesday.
The official appeared to be dismissing a recent October report by the Daily NK, which claimed that China and North Korea agreed to resume cross-border train services and tourism this month, citing an unnamed source.
North Korea is unlikely to reopen its border with China anytime soon amid ongoing fears over COVID-19, an official from South Korea’s unification ministry said on Tuesday.
The official appeared to be dismissing a recent October report by the Daily NK, which claimed that China and North Korea agreed to resume cross-border train services and tourism this month, citing an unnamed source.
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