Lang Son resumes operations of border gate with China
Customs clearance for import-export activities through the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair in Vietnam’s northern Lang Son province and China’s Guangxi province was resumed from December 14 after a nearly-four-year halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ceremony marking the resumption of customs clearance at the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair on December 14 (Photo: VNA)
Lang Son (VNA) – Customs clearancefor import-export activities through the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair inVietnam’s northern Lang Son province and China’s Guangxi province was resumedfrom December 14 after a nearly-four-year halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi’sLongzhou county Fengbo said that the operation resumption of the border gate pair came after talks between senior leaders of China and Vietnam, aiming to deepen and elevate the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and promote the strong development of the border economies of the two countries and two localities.
He expressed his hope that cooperation activities between Longzhou and Lang Son’s Trang Dinh district will be enhanced further.
Vu Duc Thien, Chairman of the Trang DinhPeople's Committee, said that the move will help boost tradecollaboration, and create jobs and increase income for locals.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the annualimport-export volume of this border gate reached about 270,000 tonnes. Ittemporarily suspended customs clearance in January 2020.
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The ceremony marking the resumption of customs clearance at the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair on December 14 (Photo: VNA) 
