Vietnam-China border trade and tourism fair opens
(VOV) - From hand-made to high tech, the 2014 Vietnam-China border trade and tourism fair has kicked off in Dongxing city in Guangxi, China with nearly 500 participating exhibitors.
The five-day event taking place December 22-26 aims to promote cross-border trading between Vietnam and China and includes a large number of trade and investment promotion activities, a wood furniture festival, a festival on the river for the two countries' youths along with a food culture exhibition.
Vice Chairman of the Quang Ninh province People’s Committee Le Quang Tung is leading a delegation to hold talks on the sidelines of the fair with leaders of Guangxi province to strengthen comprehensive cooperation.
High on the agenda of the talks are cooperative efforts to speed up development of the Mong Cai border-gate and Dongxing piloting economic zones, upgrading the transport infrastructure to bolster tourism and activities to combat crime and across the border smuggling.