Vietnam-China auxiliary border gates reopened to facilitate trade
Auxiliary border gates between the northern province of Lang Son and China’s Guangxi province will be reopened on February 10 to facilitate border trade between the two neighbours.
Vietnam-China auxiliary border gates to be reopened to facilitate trade (Photo: VNA)
Lang Son (VNA) - Auxiliary border gates between the northernprovince of Lang Son and China’s Guangxi province will be reopened on February10 to facilitate border trade between the two neighbours.
Vice Director of the provincial Lang Son Department of Foreign Affairs Ha LeHuu said his department received the announcement from Guangxi province’sPingxiang city on February 5.
As concerns over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) mounted, China decided toclose all auxiliary border gates and markets, halting import-export activitiesfrom January 31.
Guangxi province announced trade with the Vietnamese side would be paused untilFebruary 9.
Meanwhile, customs clearance through Bac Luan II Bridge at Mong CaiInternational Border Gate in Quang Ninh province was resumed on February 7.
Quang Ninh and Guangxi provinces launched customsclearance via the bridge in March 2019. However, the procedure was suspendedfor a week due to the impacts of the coronavirus.
At recent talks between Mong Cai city and Guangxi’s Dongxing city, both sidesagreed to prioritise customs clearance for feedstock for production at theTexhong Textile Group Co. Ltd. at Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone, as wellas medical equipment and materials for the prevention and control of nCOV.
Customs clearance will be available for other productson February 8.
The two localities also reached consensus on tighthealth quarantine, with sterilisation for all vehicles transporting goods fromChina to Vietnam. Drivers and porters will undergo strict medical examinationsas well.
The same quarantine rules will be applied for Vietnamese vehicles and drivers./.
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Vietnam-China auxiliary border gates to be reopened to facilitate trade (Photo: VNA) 
