north korea: North Korea halts rail crossings from Chinese border, where Covid is on the rise


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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (File photo) SEOUL: Cross-border freight train services between North Korea and China have been suspended after a series of Covid-19 infections in the Chinese border city of Dandong , the Yonhap news agency said on Friday. Authorities in Dandong acted on a request from North Korea, the agency said, citing unidentified sources. The suspension came less than four months after North Korea eased its years-long border lockdowns against the coronavirus that began early in 2020. International aid groups say the strict lockdowns worsened economic problems and threatened food supplies to millions in North Korea....