Border provinces of Vietnam and China should continue close coordination and enhance trade promotion between the two sides, stressed the recent talks between the management boards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and the Malypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province.
At the talks between the management boards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and the Malypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province (Photo: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) - Borderprovinces of Vietnam and China should continue close coordination and enhancetrade promotion between the two sides, stressed the recent talks between the managementboards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and theMalypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province.
Representative of the Vietnamese side Hoang A Chinh said thatover the past time, competent authorities of both sides have joined hands to remove bottlenecks in the customs clearance process and facilitate trade activities and immigration of the people and vehicles ofthe two countries.
So far this year, total border trade revenue amounted to 38 million USD,he said, adding trade activities through the Thanh Thuy – Tianbao internationalborder gate have been stable, with an average of 1,000 people immigrating through thegate.
Chinese side representative He Changyuan said that Chinese agencies have carried out variousmeasures to ensure the best conditions for trade activities via the bordergate.
Along with supporting businesses in legal trade procedures, Chinese authoritieswill work to put the road connecting Wenshan Zhou of Yunnan to Ha Giang provinceinto operation, he added.
According to Chinh, Ha Giang is striving to become a locality with fast,sustainable, and comprehensive development in socio-economy, environment,defence-security, and foreign affairs.
The province is also exerting efforts to build the ThanhThuy International Border Gate into one of the border economic, cultural, socialand tourism development centres, contributing to developing a border line ofpeace, friendship, cooperation and mutual development, he said./.
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At the talks between the management boards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and the Malypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province (Photo: VNA) 
