A conference connecting Vietnamese and Chinese exporters of agro-forestry-fishery products was held in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on November 12.
Lang Son (VNA) 🎃– A conference connecting Vietnamese and Chinese exporters of agro-forestry-fishery products was held in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on November 12.
Hosted by the ministries of Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, and provincial authorities, the event attracted leaders and businesses from the northern provinces of Lang Son and Hai Duong, and the Chinese province of Guangxi and Chongzuo city.
As part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s trade promotion programme in remote, mountainous and island areas, the event allowed participants to seek new partners.
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In the past nine months, imports and exports of farm produce via Lang Son province hit over 1.1 billion USD.-VNA
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