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China and North Korea open new Yalu River bridge after delay

China and North Korea finally opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, connecting the Chinese border city of Dandong with Sinuiju in North Korea after a twelve-year delay since construction wrapped up in 2014. Trucks adorned with the national flags of both countries and floral displays crossed the three-kilometer, four-lane span in both directions, ... Read more

Event date
exact date
Coverage
6 outlets · 6 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Congo, Chile, United Kingdom, Ghana, Sri Lanka +1
English
Countries concerned
China, North Korea
Diplomacy · intensity 0.3 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (67%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 33%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 67%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 6 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by MyJoyOnline (Ghana), . 5 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
    MyJoyOnlineGhanaGhana → ChinaEnglish
  2. North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
    BBC NewsRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → North KoreaEnglish
  3. China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge after 12-year delay
    euronews.comNorvègeNorway → ChinaEnglish
  4. China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge after 12-year delay
    AfricanewsRepublic of the CongoCongo → ChinaEnglish
  5. North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
    Daily MirrorSri LankaSri Lanka → ChinaEnglish
  6. China and North Korea open new Yalu River bridge after delay
    world-today-journal.comChileChile → ChinaEnglish