Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh of Vietnam on September 11 announced the opening of a freight route, connecting Vietnam and China at the Huu Nghi (Friendship) International Border Gate in Vietnam’s northern province of Lang Son.
The Vice Chairman of the Lang Son provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Cong Truong described the opening of the route as an important event, marking a milestone in promoting exchanges as well as economic and trade cooperation between Lang Son and the Guangxi province of China, contributing to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
The route should help Vietnamese and Chinese businesses increase their trade relationships, while maintaining the revenue growth between Vietnam and China, he said.
Lang Son province has called on competent agencies of the two countries to coordinate with each other in the management and operation of the route.
