Vietnam, Chinese province eye to build safe export process at border gates
Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has coordinated with authorities of China’s Yunnan province in holding a teleconference on customs clearance of goods and pandemic prevention and control cooperation at border gates between the two sides.
Hanoi (VNA) – Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has coordinatedwith authorities of China’s Yunnan province in holding a teleconference on customsclearance of goods and pandemic prevention and control cooperation at bordergates between the two sides.
During the event, they agreed to study a safeexport process, and coordinate in building “green (safe) zones” at the bordergates.
Efforts will be made to facilitate customs clearance byincreasing personnel at the border gate area, raising the capacity of borderinfrastructure, investing in the construction of quarantine zones to increasethe number of border gates designated to the import of agricultural products, andspeed up pre-arranged customs clearance.
A mechanism for information exchange between border localitiesof Vietnam and Yunnan province will be created.
The teleconference between representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and authorities of China’s Yunnan province. (Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade)
The ministry proposed permitting a third party to conduct COVID-19 tests using the RT-PCR method forVietnam’s vehicles and exports.
It also asked the Chinese side to resume and extend thecustoms clearance time at several suspended border gates, and speed up thesigning of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between it and Yunnanauthorities to create a framework for comprehensive collaboration in bilateral tradeand economics.
The Yunnan side stress the need for both sides to maintainefforts to ensure pandemic prevention and control for the safety of both peoples./.
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The teleconference between representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and authorities of China’s Yunnan province. (Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
