The local authority in the northern province of Lang Son has set up several COVID-19-free zones in an attempt to ensure the flow of goods across the Vietnam-China border stays efficient and uninterrupted.

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.

Representatives from northern border provinces of Cao Bang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh and Ha Giang and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on February 25 signed a memorandum of understanding on their friendship cooperation for 2022-2026.

VOV.VN - The Ky Cung-Ta Phu Temple Festival in the northern province of Lang Son has resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the event attracting crowds donning colourful traditional costumes as they parade through the streets.

All import-export enterprises and customs agents are required to declare information online on the digital border gate platform before arriving at the Huu Nghi and Tan Thanh international border gates.

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.

VOV.VN - China is set to temporarily halt all imports of Vietnamese dragon fruit through its border gates with the northern province of Lang Son for one month, starting from December 29 after the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on three shipments.

Samsung Vietnam has started construction of the Samsung Hope School project at Trung Cap village, Mai Pha commune, northern border province of Lang Son.

VOV.VN - Star anise is a specialty of Lang Son province in Vietnam’s northern mountain region, it ripens in the fall.

VOV.VN - The Traffic Police Department and the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security discovered six foreign nationals attempting to illegally enter Vietnam on April 17 through the Bac Giang-Lang Son expressway.