Vice Director of the provincial Lang Son Department of Foreign Affairs Ha Le Huu said his department received the announcement from Guangxi province’s Pingxiang city on February 5.

Vietnam-China auxiliary border gates to be reopened to facilitate trade.

As concerns over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) mounted, China decided to close all auxiliary border gates and markets, halting import-export activities from January 31.

Guangxi province announced trade with the Vietnamese side would be paused until February 9.

Meanwhile, customs clearance through Bac Luan II Bridge at Mong Cai International Border Gate in Quang Ninh province was resumed on February 7.

Quang Ninh and Guangxi provinces launched customs clearance via the bridge in March 2019. However, the procedure was suspended for a week due to the impacts of the coronavirus.

At recent talks between Mong Cai city and Guangxi’s Dongxing city, both sides agreed to prioritise customs clearance for feedstock for production at the Texhong Textile Group Co. Ltd. at Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone, as well as medical equipment and materials for the prevention and control of nCOV.

Customs clearance will be available for other products on February 8.

The two localities also reached consensus on tight health quarantine, with sterilisation for all vehicles transporting goods from China to Vietnam. Drivers and porters will undergo strict medical examinations as well.

The same quarantine rules will be applied for Vietnamese vehicles and drivers.

Vietnam assists farmers hit by China’s virus outbreak

Vietnamese agricultural exports to China are being severely hit as terminal markets in the world’s second largest economy will not reopen until February 9 due to the ongoing new coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak, according to the Agricultural Processing and Market Development Department.

Greetings for 70th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has exchanged greetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the VN-China diplomatic ties.

Vietnam-China import-export turnover reaches 117 billion USD

The import-export turnover between Vietnam and China set a new milestone, reaching nearly 117 billion USD last year.

70th anniversary of Vietnam – China diplomatic ties marked

The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a ceremony on January 13 marking the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam – China diplomatic ties.

HAGL Agrico exports first batch of bananas to China

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HAGL Agrico), an affiliate of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, has inaugurated a banana packing plant and shipped the first batch of fresh bananas to China to meet growing demand.

Source: VNA