The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and trade associations need to devise solutions together to address the congestion of farm produce at border gates, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has said.

Trucks carrying farm produce are still stuck at border gates, causing exports of some vegetables and fruits to fall sharply.

As of March 1, 1,656 Vietnamese firms had received codes granted by China, enabling them to export farm produce and food products to the Chinese market.

Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has coordinated with authorities of China’s Yunnan province in holding a teleconference on customs clearance of goods and pandemic prevention and control cooperation at border gates between the two sides.

China has suspended the import of Vietnamese goods via its Hekou border gate that pairs with Lao Cai of Vietnam due to COVID-19 pandemic.

After a short break to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, border gates and crossings in Mong Cai city in the northern province of Quang Ninh has reopened since February 3 to keep cross-border trade uninterrupted.

VOV.VN - Over 300 container trucks carrying goods have received the green light to cross over the Chinese border during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) thanks to smooth customs clearance at the Huu Nghi and Tan Thanh border gates.

Vietnam exported 287 tonnes of agricultural products to China via Kim Thanh border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai on the first three days of the Lunar New Year (February 1-3).

VOV.VN - Businesses expect with the ongoing strategy of living safely with COVID-19 put in place all business and production activities will gather full steam in 2022 to bring in a big profit and incur losses they suffered in 2021.

VOV.VN - Customs clearance of goods is set to be resumed at border gates and open roads in the northern province of Quang Ninh from February 7, or the seventh day of the first lunar month.