China-North Korea highway port opens

New gateway: A tour bus driving past the border between China and North Korea as it makes its way to North Korea. — AFP

BEIJING: A Chinese city has opened a new border crossing with North Korea – fitted with radiation detectors – even as talks between Washington and Pyongyang have languished over disagreements for nuclear sanctions relief.

The new highway border crossing opened in the northeastern city of Ji’an on Monday, complementing its three existing ports with the North, the city said in a statement published to its website on Tuesday.