Reference News Website, July 19 report: According to the "Nikkei Shimbun" on July 19, economic exchanges between China and North Korea are becoming increasingly active. The trade volume between China and North Korea in January-June this year increased by more than 30% year-on-year. International passenger trains connecting the two countries are expected to resume operations to encourage tourism and business travel.
Data released by the General Administration of Customs of China on the 18th showed that exports from China to North Korea in the first half of this year increased by more than 30% to 1.05 billion U.S. dollars, while imports from North Korea increased by more than 20% to 210 million U.S. dollars.
A Chinese trade source said that exports of indoor building materials were strong.
In addition to trade, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency on the 16th, the website operated by the North Korean National Tourism Bureau has added information about international trains connecting the North Korean capital Pyongyang and the Chinese capital Beijing.
Previously, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger train services between the two places had been long suspended. (Translated by Liu Lin)
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