VOV.VN - The Ban Gioc – Detian Waterfall Scenic Zone, the first cross-border tourist site between Vietnam and China, was officially put into operation on October 15 after a test-run for more than a year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos are scheduled to hold the second border defense friendship exchange on October 22-23 in Moc Chau district of Vietnam and Sop Bao district of Laos, a press briefing heard in Hanoi on October 15.

From January 1, 2029, residents engaging in cross-border trade, whether buying, selling, or exchanging goods, will be required to complete import-export procedures in person.

VOV.VN - The police and border guards of Tay Ninh, a south-western border province of Vietnam, have dismantled a ring trafficking 30 kg of crystal meth from Cambodia to Vietnam.

The Department of Drug-Related Crime Prevention and Control under the Border Guard Command of Vietnam and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam on October 2 jointly organised a ceremony to launch a project to enhance capacity to prevent and combat human trafficking in Vietnam's land and sea border areas in the face of the risk of human trafficking and related cross-border crimes.

The Lai Chau provincial Border Guard and the Honghe border management team under the Jin Shuihe border immigration checkpoint of China conducted a joint law enforcement patrol along their shared border on September 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China will hold the 13th meeting of their Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee in Beijing from September 2 to October 2, to outline orientations for economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

Building infrastructure, luring investment, and operating border gates on digital platforms are the focuses of northern provinces to develop local border gates into key economic zones and ensure border security and defense.

The total export-import turnover through the Mong Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh in the first eight months of 2024 reached US$2.64 million, marking a 24% increase year-over-year, while 265 new businesses began operation in the area.

VOV.VN - Border import and export activities have been relatively brisk, with import and export turnover through major border gates nationwide seeing constant growth.