The Nam Giang-Dakta Ok border gates were upgraded to international status earlier this year.

Vietnam and Laos have been making every effort to put the international border gates into operation despite the rapidly-evolving Covid-19 situation in both countries.

Leaders of the south-central province of Quang Nam and the neighbouring Lao province of Sekong cut ribbons to launch the pair of Nam Giang-Dakta Ok international border gates.

The upgrading of the gates is expected to facilitate the movement of goods and people and boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two provinces and the countries at large.

It is also hoped to open up new opportunities for partnership between Vietnam’s central key economic zone and Laos’ south-central and Thailand’s south-east regions, attract more international investors into the region, support the development of the East-West Economic Corridor and promote the building of ASEAN Community.

On the occasion, the Government of Vietnam presented 100 tonnes of rice to people living in Sekong’s border villages.

Over 500 tonnes of Bac Giang lychee exported via Lao Cai border gate every day

Over 500 tonnes of “thieu” lychee from Bac Giang province have been exported via the Kim Thanh border gate in Lao Cai province, with around 40-50 trucks daily over the past week.

Around 3,400 tonnes of lychees shipped to China via Kim Thanh border gate

Around 3,400 tonnes of lychees, worth nearly VND 47 billion (US$2.1 million) in total, have been shipped to China via the Kim Thanh border gate in Lao Cai province since May 8, as announced by the Lao Cai international border gate customs sub-department on May 24.

Agricultural exports through Mong Cai border gate soar sharply

Import and export activities through the border gates in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province have been bustling since early this year, in particular the export of agricultural and aquatic products, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over 5,000 tonnes of agricultural products exported daily through Tan Thanh Border Gate

Since the Lunar New Year holiday, Tan Thanh Border Gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son has conducted export procedures for 200-230 vehicles carrying agricultural products - equivalent to more than 5,000 tonnes of agricultural products every day.

Border province seeks high-speed railway

Lang Son has proposed a high-speed railway between the northern border province and Hanoi that would boost cargo transportation to and from China.

Source: NDO/VNA