新四车道公路桥终于在周四开通，迟到了12年，使亚洲巨头及其孤立的拥核邻国能够大幅提升跨境贸易。中国是朝鲜最大的贸易伙伴，也是其重要的外交和政治支持者，尽管与执政的金氏王朝的关系并不总是顺畅。Liza KAMINOV
New four-lane bridge opens between China, North Korea Issued on: A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on Thursday, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. China is its neighbour's largest trading partner and a vital diplomatic and political backer, although relations have not always been smooth with the ruling Kim dynasty. Liza KAMINOV