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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stuti Mishra

Kim Jong Un crosses newly opened bridge into China on first known trip abroad in a year

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea - (AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has travelled to China over a newly opened bridge, his first known trip abroad in more than a year, according to South Korean officials.

Mr Kim arrived on Saturday in the Chinese border city of Dandong, in Liaoning province, after taking a train from Pyongyang to the North Korean city of Sinuiju and crossing the New Yalu River Bridge, a South Korean government source told the Yonhap news agency.

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