Vietnam and China to negotiate on full opening of Lao Cai border gates
VOV.VN - China’s Hekou city and Vietnam’s Lao Cai city will meet this month to discuss the full opening of border gates in Lao Cai, according to Hoang Dang Khoa, chairman of the Lao Cai municipal administration.
This move is a positive sign for the northern city, as well as for the entire province of the same name as a whole, Khoa said, adding that with the full opening of the border gates tourists will not face COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, a factor which will exert a great impact on accelerating the economic development after two years of stagnation.
Official information regarding the opening of border gates and COVID-19 pandemic control measures will be unveiled at the meeting due to take place on December 23, Khoa noted.
In Lao Cai city, there are three border gates used for import-export activities, including international road border gate No 2 Kim Thanh, the Lao Cai international border gate, and the border gate railway station. Lao Cai also has two other border gates : Bat Xat and Muong Khuong border gates.
The border gates are expected to be fully open to trade on January 1, 2023, revealed a local official.
This year has seen the import and export value passing through border gates in Lao Cai reach over an estimated US$2 billion. The locality aims to raise the figure to US$5 billion ahead in 2023.
