North Korea and China are set to open a major suspension bridge across the Amnok River in October, paving the way for closer economic relations between the allies, China's state media reported Thursday.
The 3-kilometer, 2.2 billion yuan (US$357 million) bridge links the North's border city of Sinuiju to the neighboring Chinese city of Dandong over the river, also called the Yalu River in China. Dandong handles more than 70 percent of bilateral trade with North Korea.