Prospects for the Moscow-Busan “Iron Silk Road Express”
November 12th, 2013

Via SinoNK, a report on the new rail connection between Russia and North Korea:

The DPRK’s northeast is once again the place to look for economic and political policy changes in the hermit kingdom. Since Rason Special Economic Zone’s 2009 rise in development, China has been the main investor in the borderlands. But now Russia is realizing its Eurasian dream by turning its gaze to the Korean Peninsula. The September 22 completion of the railroad between the Russian city of Khasan and North Korea’s Rason was a major breakthrough; infrastructure, it is well-known, has been a main stumbling block for the development of the North Korean port city. And the project will not end here. The ultimate aim is to extend the Trans-Siberian Railway, which will connect the cities of Moscow, Vladivostok, Rason, and Busan.


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