Chinese border city Dandong

Chinese border city Dandong

People pose for a photo on a promenade on the Chinese side of the Yalu River in Dandong on Aug. 31, 2025. Behind them is a bridge linking Dandong and Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

DANDONG, China, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Video taken on Aug. 24, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows a large-scale greenhouse farm complex under construction near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea. (Kyodo)

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows a large-scale greenhouse farm complex under construction near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows a large-scale greenhouse farm complex under construction near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows a large-scale greenhouse farm complex under construction near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Greenhouse farm in North Korea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows a large-scale greenhouse farm complex under construction near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Scene of North Korea

Scene of North Korea

Photo taken on July 6, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers reinforcing an embankment near Sinuiju in northwestern North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows the New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers building an agricultural greenhouse near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers carrying equipment near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers engaging in bank protection work near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers engaging in bank protection work near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

DANDONG, China, April 15 Kyodo - Video taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers engaging in bank protection work near Sinuiju, North Korea. (Kyodo)

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 13, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominium buildings near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers walking near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows workers engaging in bank protection work near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Scene in North Korea

Scene in North Korea

Photo taken on April 14, 2025, from Dandong, located on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, shows children lining up in the grounds of a school near Sinuiju, North Korea.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows construction workers on a high-rise condominium building under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominium buildings under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Unopened China-N. Korea border bridge

Unopened China-N. Korea border bridge

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2024, from the Chinese city of Dandong, shows the New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju, which has yet to open even though construction was nearly completed in 2014.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken at dawn on Nov. 28, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium building under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

DANDONG, China, Oct. 4 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July. (Kyodo)

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

DANDONG, China, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a freight train heading to North Korea's Sinuiju on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July. (Kyodo)

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a freight train that arrived in North Korea's Sinuiju from Dandong on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

New Yalu River Bridge

New Yalu River Bridge

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2024, from the Chinese border city of Dandong shows the New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju. The bridge is yet to open even though construction was nearly completed by 2014.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a cargo truck heading to North Korea's Sinuiju on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a freight train heading to North Korea's Sinuiju on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows the downtown area of Sinuiju on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

North Korean farmers

North Korean farmers

Photo taken from China's Dandong on May 15, 2024, shows North Korean farmers engaging in farm work in Sinuiju, northwestern North Korea.

North Korean farmers

North Korean farmers

Photo taken from China's Dandong on May 15, 2024, shows North Korean farmers engaging in farm work in Sinuiju, northwestern North Korea.

North Korean farmers

North Korean farmers

Photo taken from China's Dandong on May 15, 2024, shows North Korean farmers engaging in farm work in Sinuiju, northwestern North Korea.

N. Korean border area with China

N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 9, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city with North Korea, shows a train being disinfected at North Korea's Sinuiju station upon arrival from China to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

N. Korean border area with China

N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 9, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city with North Korea, shows a train upon arrival from China at North Korea's Sinuiju station.

China-North Korea border

Video taken on Dec. 22, 2022, in China's Dandong shows a freight train bound for North Korea running on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that links the Chinese city and North Korea's Sinuiju. Video taken on Dec. 22, 2022, from China's Dandong shows North Korean soldiers patrolling on a riverside in the border county of Uiju.

China-North Korea border

China-North Korea border

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, in China's Dandong shows a freight train bound for North Korea running on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that links the Chinese city and North Korea's Sinuiju.

China-North Korea border

China-North Korea border

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, in China's Dandong shows a freight train bound for North Korea running on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that links the Chinese city and North Korea's Sinuiju.

China-North Korea border

China-North Korea border

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, from China's Dandong (front) shows a freight train bound for North Korea running on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that links the Chinese city and North Korea's Sinuiju.

Trucks head to N. Korea from China across border bridge

Trucks head to N. Korea from China across border bridge

BEIJING, China - Trucks head toward North Korea from China across the Friendship Bridge connecting the cities of Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea, on Jan. 29, 2014.

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

BEIJING, China - Photo taken May 18, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows North Korean soldiers standing guard on a ship in Sinuiju, North Korea. North Korea launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan the same day, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

N. Korea border with China

N. Korea border with China

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province shows outdated bombers at an air force base in Sinuiju, North Korea, near the border with China, on April 12, 2013. North Korea has warned of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.