Seoul, Oct. 24 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China's border city of Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge linking the two countries, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a government source.

According to Yonhap, the government source confirmed that Kim arrived in Dandong through the bridge earlier in the day.

The development comes after China announced the opening of the new bridge across the Yalu River, which forms the border between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on October 14 that the bridge would facilitate trade and people-to-peopl...