China has announced the reopening of Pingmeng border gate with Vietnam’s Soc Giang border gate in Cao Bang province from 10:00 on January 7.

VOV.VN - Approximately 4,000 of container trucks, the majority of which are carrying fruits, have been left stranded in the northern province of Lang Son after China recently introduced tougher COVID-19 safety measures, thereby causing fresh difficulties to the daily lives of thousands of drivers.

Vietnam and Laos held an online meeting to review the pilot implementation of the one-stop-shop inspection model at the Lao Bao (Quang Tri) – Densavan (Savannakhet) border gate pair on December 29.

Preliminary treatment centers and cold storage warehouses along the border and systematic logistics chains are both needed, experts said.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has had a phone conversation with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wu Jianghao to examine measures to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stranded at border gates of the two countries.

VOV.VN - With thousands of container trucks left stranded at northern border gates due to China’s tightened COVID-19 prevention measures, experts have suggested that businesses diversify export markets instead of relying on a single market, among other solutions.

VOV.VN - Along with regulating backlogged goods at border gates, official exports by sea and rail freight should be encouraged, Nong Duc Lai, trade counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in in China, said in a recent interview a granted to a VOV correspondent in Beijing.

A high-level conference between the central border province of Ha Tinh and the Lao provinces of Bolikhamsay and Khammoune took place at Cao Treo international border gate on December 18 to discuss the fight against COVID-19 and economic development.

VOV.VN - Working delegations from the northern Lao Cai province and the Chinese province of Yunnan hosted an online conference on November 18 aimed at promoting trade exchanges between the two sides.

VOV.VN - A ceremony to hand over 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses granted by the Cambodian Government and people to the Vietnamese side was held on October 29 at the Bavet-Moc Bai international border gate.