North Korea and China open new border bridge after 12-year delay

North Korea and China have opened a new bridge after a 12-year delay, per BBC, CNN and The New York Times headlines. CNN questions whether it will help Pyongyang evade sanctions.

Timeline

1. 15 Oct, 03:05 UTCFirst appeared on Free Malaysia Today
2. 15 Oct, 09:00 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 15 Oct, 09:00 UTCBBC reports bridge opening
4. 15 Oct, 09:00 UTCNYT video covers border bridge opening

Top sources

• 7 newsGoogle Trends
• New four-lane bridge opens between China, North KoreaGulf News
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• North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delayBBC
• New North Korea-China bridge finally opens. But will it help Pyongyang evade sanctions?CNN
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• Video: North Korea and China’s Biggest Border Bridge OpensThe New York Times
• Long-delayed China-North Korea bridge officially opensAl Jazeera