00:00A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea opened on Thursday, 12 years after it was completed,
00:09enabling the Asian giant and its nuclear-armed neighbour to potentially step up cross-border trade.
00:15Hundreds of people gathered on Thursday in the northern Chinese border town of Dadong, taking selfies in front of the
00:223,026-metre New Yalu River vehicle bridge before it opened.
00:28Trucks bearing the nation's flags began moving in both directions late in the morning, with some of the North Korean
00:36vehicles decorated with flowers.
00:38Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the bridge symbolized Beijing's friendship with Pyongyang and that relations were, quote, entering a new
00:48stage and opening a new chapter.
00:51The structure was completed in 2014, but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs
01:00facilities on the North Korean side.
