Shinŭiju (Shinŭiju-shi) is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, on the border with China. The city is near Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region, which was established in 2002 to try introducing the market economy.

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	Business Along Chinese-North Korean Border Shows Stark Contrast (1278 words) On the one side of Yalu River is the bustling northeast Chinese city of Dandong. However, the neighboring city, Shinuiju, is like a dead city. The complete dark city of Shinuiju on one side and the glimmering lights of Dandong on the other mirror the life of today's North Korea - the dark poverty for most and shimmering luxury for the government elite. Agenzia Fides - Agenzia della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli (536 words) North Korean authorities Sept. 21 designated Shinuiju, which borders China and is its second largest city, as a special zone with autonomous legislative, judiciary, executive and economic regulations. Maryknoll Father Carl Costa told UCA News Sept. 26 that his society is considering the possibility of "returning" to Shinuiju where the American missioners first worked in the Korean peninsula in the 1920s. Shinuiju will have its own Basic Law, under which residents will not be discriminated against on the basis of nationality, political views or religion.
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