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Vietnamese firms shipped just US$509-million worth of goods to China through the border, a 87 percent dive year-on-year, according to customs data. Imports from China dropped by 52.5 percent to $3.64 billion. China’s zero-Covid strategy and tightened control of cross-border movement have had the biggest effect on trade, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Lack of transport, logistic and cross-border trade infrastructure worsened the situation, it added. Though trading through key border gates in the northern provinces of Lao Cai and Lang Son has resumed, customs clearance has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. At Lang Son’s Tan Thanh Border Gate, Vietnam’s main point for fruit export to China, only 100 vehicles get customs clearance a day, a third of the pre-pandemic level. The ministry has warned that the border congestion could escalate if no measures are taken. China was Vietnam’s largest partner last year, with bilateral trade reaching $166 billion. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam-China border trade slumps on Covid restrictions

During the talks, participants evaluated that the effective coordination among parties has contributed to well maintaining political security and public order, firmly protecting national sovereignty in each country and consolidating the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos. In realizing their inked memorandum of understanding, the Ha Tinh provincial Border Guard Command and the Borikhamxay and Khammuane provincial Public Security Departments have regularly exchanged information and situational developments and promoted information dissemination to mobilize people along the shared borderline to strictly observe the Protocol on the borderline and border markers and the Agreement on the regulations managing the land border and border gate system signed by the two governments. In addition, the two sides have well managed the import and export activities through border gates and sub-border gates. Over the past years, Cau Treo International Border Gate in Ha Tinh province and … [Read more...] about Ha Tinh’s border guard holds talks with Laos’ public security units

When four friends opened their coffee shop in Quang Tri Province, their goal wasn’t to make their business a success, it was to transform their hometown into Vietnam’s next big tourist hotspot. Homi Coffee gets the kind of google reviews you’d expect form a big city coffee chain – glowing accounts of visits and consistent 4 and 5 stars. But Homi Coffee isn’t a big city chain, it’s merely a patio overlooking a stunning valley run by four friends with a big dream. More guests, more hope Homi Coffee sits along National Highway 9 between Dong Ha City and the Lao Bao Border Gate in Huong Hoa District. But despite its rural setting, this café never fails to welcome a steady stream of customers. Nguyen Viet Duy, 26, is a self-taught barista and one of the café’s four founders. The other owners include Nguyen Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Quang Cuong, and Ho Van Lanh, all 29 years old. “We opened our coffee shop as a stop for travelers on their way to Huong Hoa so that they could … [Read more...] about This small coffee shop on the Vietnamese-Laotian border is a window to a bigger dream

The event was co-chaired by Commander of the Quang Binh Provincial Border Guard Command Senior Colonel Trinh Thanh Binh, Commander of the Ha Tinh Provincial Border Guard Command Senior Colonel Bui Hong Thanh, and Commander of the Khammouane Provincial Border Guard Command Colonel Khampha Tangsayut. At the event, delegates were briefed on the outcomes of the implementation of the border cooperation agreement and the memorandum of understanding (MoU) among the Provincial Border Guard Commands of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh and the Khammouane Provincial Border Guard Command. Accordingly, units actively disseminated information and mobilized people to follow the Vietnam-Laos protocol on borderline and border markers and the Vietnam-Laos Agreement on Border and Border Gate Management Regulations. In addition, they regularly exchanged information, conducted joint patrols to protect the shared borderline and border markers, and effectively fought cross-border crime, contributing to ensuring … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Lao border units enhance collaboration

Van Don - Mong Cai Highway under construction (Source: baoquangninh.com.vn) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The Van Don - Mong Cai highway, which is scheduled for completion and operation on June 30, aims to create favourable conditions for the northeastern province of Quang Ninh to make breakthrough developments and promote economic links in the region. Nguyen Tien Oanh, Director of the Executive Board of the highway project (the Tien Yen - Mong Cai section), said it has taken time to complete this section – which extends from Bach Dang bridge to the Mong Cai international border gate , because of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons. However, the foundation of the sector has been basically completed and is entering the finishing stages, he said. According to representatives from the Ministry of Transport, the Van Don - Mong Cai highway, which is part of the Hanoi - Quang Ninh highway, plays a strategic role for the socio-economic development of Quang … [Read more...] about Van Don – Mong Cai highway: new launch pad for Quang Ninh’s economic growth

Views of the online talks (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV ) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung  hold an online talks with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on July 6. During the talks, the Vietnamese party official conveyed the best regards of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other senior Vietnamese leaders to Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders; and congratulated the CPC on its 101st founding anniversary (July 1, 1921-2022) and achievements the Chinese people have achieved under the leadership of the CPC. Trung also exchanged views with his Chinese counterpart on specific cooperation measures between the two Parties in the coming time, including implementing land border agreements to facilitate cross-border trade activities, and enhancing peace and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Chinese communist party officials hold talks