China, North Korea Restore Rail Link on Kim Jong Un’s Key Trade Route

(Bloomberg) — China is reopening its main train route with North Korea after a five-month hiatus due to Covid, bringing a potential boost to Kim Jong Un’s sanctions-battered economy.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday at a regular press briefing in Beijing the cargo rail link between China and North Korea is reopening, after service was halted in April as part of measures to control Covid.