The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

The Estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - View of the Russia-North Korea railway bridge and the estuary of the Tumen River in Hunchun city, Yanbian prefecture, Jilin province, July 14, 2024. The lower height of the bridge directly affects the navigation of the lower reaches of Tumen River.

Border trade booming along Tumen River in NE China's Jilin

STORY: Border trade booming along Tumen River in NE China's Jilin SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tumen River 2. STANDUP (Chinese): SHAO MEIQI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI GANG, Deputy director of Hunchun Port Management Service Center 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN JUFENG, Head of Reform and Innovation Bureau of Hunchun demonstration zone 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Malaysian tourist STORYLINE: The Tumen River runs through Hunchun, Tumen, Helong, and other border counties and cities in northeast China's Jilin Province. STANDUP (Chinese): SHAO MEIQI, Xinhua correspondent "Hunchun is located at China's border with Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Hunchun has been leveling up its efforts to open up in recent years. Taking its location as an advantage, it has not only revitalized the marine economy, but also expanded emerging industries such as cross-border e-c

China prepares for restart of vehicle transport services to N. Korea

China has prepared for the resumption of regular vehicle transportation services between a border city and North Korea, which have been suspended for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as Beijing reopened its borders and abandoned quarantine measures on Sunday. Non-regular vehicle transportation services between the border city of Hunchun in northeast China's Jilin Province and North Korea appear to have resumed late last year, with at least one truck carrying rice and shoes entering Wonjong-ri on the North Korean side via a bridge over the Tumen River, local Chinese officials said. Several dozen officials were working at an immigration facility in Hunchun on Sunday. Local authorities had also begun accepting traders' applications for cross-border transaction procedures.

China-N. Korea border bridge

China-N. Korea border bridge

Photo taken from China's Hunchun, a Jilin Provincial city, on Jan. 8, 2023, shows a bridge over the Tumen River along the border with North Korea.

Bridge at Russia-N. Korea border

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.

Sun rises over Tumen River along China-N. Korea border

Sun rises over Tumen River along China-N. Korea border

The sun rises over the Tumen River along the border between China and North Korea on Jan. 11, 2015, as seen from the northeastern Chinese city of Tumen, Jilin Province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bridge at Russia-N. Korea border

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)