VOV.VN - Local authorities in the nation’s southwestern region have swiftly implemented drastic measures aimed at tightly controlling people entering cities and provinces from places that have high infection rates of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to ensure pandemic prevention in border areas.

The Prime Minister has agreed to select eight key border gate economic zones to receive state budget for development in the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - A further auxiliary border gate has been opened between Laos' Houaphanh province and Son La province in the northwest of the country from mid-December as a means of facilitating greater trade exchange between the two neighbours.

VOV.VN - A traditional market at Tan Thanh border gate in the northern province of Lang Son appears quiet these days amid fears surrounding the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), although business has started to pick up ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese man has been detained for organising illegal border crossings for individuals attempting to enter the country from Cambodia, according officials of the Long Binh border gate in An Giang province.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Lang Son province Ho Tien Thieu and Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Chen Wu engaged in phone talks on September 21.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating at the Lao Cai International Border Gate have successfully arrested one Chinese nationality who had been wanted by the Chinese police.

VOV.VN - The volume of goods flowing in and out of China through border gates located in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is starting to show positive signs of growth amid outbreaks of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The management board of the Lao Cai Economic Zone has instructed the local authorised agencies to give priority to the export of dragon fruit through Kim Thanh Border Gate to minimise wasted time and ensure the quality and value of the fruit.

VOV.VN - A batch of 1,000 live pigs imported from Thailand has now arrived at Bo Y border gate in Kon Tum province following a period of disruption caused by a scarce supply source in the neighbouring country.