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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - A ceremony is held Sept. 22, 2013, at Rajin Port in Rason in North Korea to mark the reopening of a 54-kilometer section of railway tracks linking border areas of Russia and North Korea.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - A ceremony is held at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, on Sept. 22, 2013, to mark the reopening of a 54-kilometer section of railway track linking border areas of North Korea and Russia, after years of work to directly connect tracks between the countries.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo shows a special train after its arrival at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, from Khasan in the Russian Far East, on Sept. 22, 2013. After years of work to directly connect railway tracks between Russia and North Korea, a 54-kilometer section linking border areas of the two countries reopened the same day.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo shows a special train after its arrival at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, from Khasan in the Russian Far East, on Sept. 22, 2013. After years of work to directly connect railway tracks between Russia and North Korea, a 54-kilometer section linking border areas of the two countries reopened the same day.

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Bridge at Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2011, shows an area in Khasan in the Russian Far East near a railroad bridge connecting Russia (front) and North Korea (back) over the frozen Tumen River.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Russian and North Korean railway officials attend a ceremony near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, marking the completion of the reconstruction of the railway connecting Khasan station, in a coastal area of the Russian Far East, and North Korea's Rajin port. The reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Women in traditional Korean dress wave to a freight train near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Kim Jong Il passes through Russia Far East town

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrives at the Russian border town of Khasan by his special train on Aug. 20, the first stop on his five-day tour of the Russian Far East. Kim is slated to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on Aug. 23.

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Kim arrives in Khabarovsk

KHABAROVSK, Russia - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (3rd from L), accompanied by Konstantin Pulikovsky (R), President Vladimir Putin's representative in the Far East district, walks to Pulikovsky's office in Khabarovsk on Aug. 17 after arriving at the Russian Far East city earlier in the day. He is scheduled to leave for the Russian border town of Khasan in the afternoon.

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"House of Kim Il Sung" in Russian Far East burns down

Photo taken in 2013 shows the Korean-Russian House of Friendship, commonly known as the House of Kim Il Sung, the late North Korean leader, in the Khasan district of the Russian Far East's Maritime Province. The house, built in 1985, burnt down on Nov. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Women in traditional Korean dress wave to a freight train near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Russian and North Korean railway officials attend a ceremony near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, marking the completion of the reconstruction of the railway connecting Khasan station, in a coastal area of the Russian Far East, and North Korea's Rajin port. The reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Bridge at Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2011, shows an area in Khasan in the Russian Far East near a railroad bridge connecting Russia (front) and North Korea (back) over the frozen Tumen River. (Kyodo)

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Russia-N. Korea summit

A special train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un runs in Khasan, a Russian border city with North Korea, on April 24, 2019, on its way to Vladivostok where Kim will hold his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Gold medalist judoka bows on tatami mat

Russian judoka Khasan Khalmurzaev bows on the tatami mat after winning in the men's 81-kilogram class final by ippon against Travis Stevens of the United States at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Russia's Khalmurzaev bags judo gold at Rio

Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev celebrates after winning the men's 81-kilogram judo title at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Russia's Khalmurzaev bags judo gold at Rio

Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev (R) and Travis Stevens of the United States congratulate each other after the men's 81-kilogram judo final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. Khalmurzaev won the gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Russia's Khalmurzaev bags judo gold at Rio

Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev explodes with joy after beating Travis Stevens of the United States in the men's 81-kilogram judo final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Russia's Khalmurzaev bags judo gold at Rio

Russia's Khasan Khalmurzaev (C) is congratulated after winning the men's 81-kilogram judo title at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Il passes through Russia Far East town

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrives at the Russian border town of Khasan by his special train on Aug. 20, the first stop on his five-day tour of the Russian Far East. Kim is slated to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Kim arrives in Khabarovsk

KHABAROVSK, Russia - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (3rd from L), accompanied by Konstantin Pulikovsky (R), President Vladimir Putin's representative in the Far East district, walks to Pulikovsky's office in Khabarovsk on Aug. 17 after arriving at the Russian Far East city earlier in the day. He is scheduled to leave for the Russian border town of Khasan in the afternoon.