Nearly 200 Chinese dealers allowed to enter and purchase lychees

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Prime Minister has permitted 190 Chinese traders to enter and purchase lychees in Bac Giang province, a locality noted for lychee growing in Vietnam, according to the Bac Giang provincial administration.

Under Bac Giang’s proposal, the Chinese traders are expected to travel to Vietnam’s Lang Son province through Huu Nghi (Friendship International border gate and be then placed in mandatory quarantine in Lao Cai province according to COVID-19 guidelines before travelling further to Bac Giang.

The entrepreneurs must have a certificate granted by Chinese authorities showing they test negative for the virus at least three days before their departure. They will be then tested twice during their mandatory isolation in Lao Cai, and be allowed to leave for trading only when their subsequent test results come back negative.

Sources from the Bac Giang administration say its Luc Ngan district, which has the largest area under lychee cultivation in Bac Giang, has reserved eight hotels and guesthouses to receive the Chinese traders.

This year, Bac Giang has 28,100ha under lychee cultivation, hoping to harvest 180,000 tonnes of the fruit.

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