Yet another brand-new international trade fair opened in North Korea this week, according to state media, this time in the east-coast port city of Chongjin. 

The “1st Chongjin Autumn International Trade Fair” opened at the Chongjin Stadium on Monday in the presence of local officials and the Chinese and Russian consul generals in the city, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

The report claimed participation of “more than 210 units of the DPRK and China,” and did not specify if companies from other countries were involved — reflecting a trend of Chinese dominance seen at other recent trade fairs