LangSon (VNA) – A forum promoting trade in Vietnamese and Chinesevegetables and fruits took place in the northern border province of Lang Son onAugust 11.
Speakingat the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ly Vinh Quangsaid Lang Son has an important geographical location in the Nanning – Lang Son– Hanoi – Hai Phong economic corridor, and has been a gateway for Vietnamesefarm produce to access the Chinese market via Tan Thanh, Coc Nam and Huu Nghiborder gates.
In2016, Lang Son’s border gates allowed the export of nearly 478,514 tonnes ofdragon fruit; 223,455 tonnes of watermelon; 240,345 tonnes of longan fruit;81,198 tonnes of litchi; 8,135 tonnes of rambutan; and 17,837 tonnes of driedcashew nuts to China.
Overthe past years, the province has opened additional auxiliary border gates suchas Na Hinh, Co Sau, Binh Nghi, expanded roads leading to border gates, builtinfrastructure in border gates, and improved the capacity of goods transit andcustoms clearance.
Quangtook the occasion to commit all possible support to enterprises.
ViceMayor of Guangxi’s Chongzuo city said Chongzuo borders Lang Son province andshares similar customs and climate, adding that there remains room for bilateralcooperation in cultivation and farm produce processing.
Eachyear, Vietnam exports 1,866,000 tonnes of farm produce worth 6.89 billion CNYto China via Chongzuo’s border gates. Vietnamese fruits such as litchi, mangoand dragon fruits are popular in China.
TheMinistry of Industry and Trade’s Border and Mountainous Trade Department saidfarm produce, including fresh fruits are mostly exported to China via bordergates, accounting for more than half of the total. Several commodities sawexport growth such as rubber, cassava powder, fisheries, confectionary, coffeeand tea.
Accordingto the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Protection Agency,Vietnam shipped more than 2 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth 1.6billion USD to China last year. In the past seven months of this year, thecountry earned over 1.3 billion USD from exporting roughly 1.2 million tonnesof fruits and vegetables to the neighbour.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
