While cross-border regional economic cooperation is increasing and smart cities are expanding into smart regions, a research on the establishment of the Dandong-Shinuiju cross-border smart region, which could emerge as a key logistics area in Northeas...
While cross-border regional economic cooperation is increasing and smart cities are expanding into smart regions, a research on the establishment of the Dandong-Shinuiju cross-border smart region, which could emerge as a key logistics area in Northeast Asia, is meaningful. In China, economy and social infrastructure developed rapidly since the late 70’s. Dandong is one of the areas that developed in the process. In contrast, North Korea still has a lot of uncertainty. However, if North Korea starts opening to the world in the near future, Sinuiju will also begin the development. Yalu River estuary which has two cities, can be developed as a logistics specialized smart region which will be connected to Korean Peninsula, Northern China, and even Europe. Then the twin cities will grow as waterfront eco-friendly smart region with larger scale in the long run.