Quang underlined the vital role played by the sector in supporting healthy economic development, facilitating trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchange activities between countries, and contributing to maintaining social order and safety while enhancing the competitiveness of countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (second, right) visits the WCO Technology Exhibition.

He affirmed that Vietnam will continue to uphold a proactive and responsible role in advancing comprehensive, wide-ranging, and effective international customs cooperation, and expand relations with bilateral and multilateral customs partners. The country will also diligently implement cooperation agreements and programmes, and commitments with international partners; and speed up the internalisation of international commitments in synchronization with the domestic legal system.

Vietnam hopes to continue receiving close cooperation and effective support from the World Customs Organisation and its member nations through technical assistance, information sharing, assistance in digital transformation, optimising procedures, and training and developing human resources, Quang said.

WCO Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya emphasised the importance of digitisation, especially in customs operations, saying that the event provides a great opportunity for customs authorities and the business community to share and learn from global experiences in digital transformation and application of new technologies. It also allows them to discuss how to address challenges in technology management and application, and in trade activities.

The WCO Technology Conference and Exhibition 2023 themed “Embracing the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology, Fostering Innovation, and Nurturing the Next Generation of Customs Professionals” serves as a venue for introducing and sharing experiences, solutions, and trends in applying technologies in customs management, and trade facilitation between customs authorities and partners.

The three-day event will feature 10 plenary sessions and nine symposiums, and will also showcase 50 booths, introducing new technologies related to customs and trade.

The event provides a good opportunity for the Vietnamese customs sector to step up collaboration with customs authorities from other countries, international organidations, and leading technology companies in the world.

According to General Director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) Nguyen Van Can, the sector is actively carrying out comprehensive digital transformation with the aim of building a standardised, modern, and intelligent customs system on par with developed countries worldwide before 2030.

Black pig offering ritual – beautiful customs in Tan Phuong village

(BGO) – Keeping the traditional customs, annually on lunar February 11 – 12, people in Tan Phuong village or old Phung Phap village in Tan My commune, Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province excitedly organize the village festival to conduct black pig (Ong Lang) procession and offering ritual. It is an opportunity for all villagers near and far to gather, offer incense and commemorate the great contributors to the village and country.  

Vietnam’s export revenue up 13.5% in March: customs data

Export revenue in March was estimated at 29.57 billion USD, up 13.5% over the previous month, according to data released by the General Department of Customs.

Measures sought to facilitate customs clearance at Vietnam-China border gates

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Executive Vice Chairwoman of People's Government of China’s Guangxi Cai Lixin recently discussed measures to facilitate customs clearance of goods via border gates of the two countries.

Vietnam, China bolster customs collaboration

The eighth dialogue between the Customs Departments of three northeast provinces - Lang Son, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh - and their counterpart in Nanning, China, took place in Lang Son on November 18 in virtual form.

Government revenue collected by customs reaches 329 trillion VND

Vietnam’s government revenue from export-import activities in the first nine months of 2022 was estimated at nearly 329 trillion VND (13.78 billion USD), according to the General Department of Customs (GDC).

Source: VNA