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Border gate of Bac Luan 2 Bridge resumes operations after Tet early

The border gate of Bac Luan 2 Bridge in Mong Cai city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, resumed customs clearance after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday on February 12, five days early.
Border gate of Bac Luan 2 Bridge resumes operations after Tet early ảnh 1Customs officials of the Bac Luan 2 Bridge border gate examine imports. (Photo: VNA)
QuangNinh (VNA) – The border gate of Bac Luan 2 Bridge in Mong Caicity, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, resumed customs clearance afterthe Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday on February 12, five days early.

Themanagement board of the Mong Cai International Border Gate said that onFebruary 12 – the third day of the Year of the Dragon, authorities at the BacLuan 2 Bridge border gate handled export procedures for nearly 60 tonnes of liveseafood, comprising lobster and crab, worth over 781,000 USD.

Leadersof Mong Cai city also visited and extended Tet greetings to the officers and businessesworking at this border gate on the day.

Earlier,the Vietnamese and Chinese sides had agreed on the Tet holiday plan for theMong Cai (Vietnam) - Dongxing (China) international border gate pair. Accordingly,the two international facilities are scheduled to suspend handling customsclearance procedures from February 10 through 17 at the Bac Luan 2 Bridgeborder gate, along with the pair of the Dongxing border market and the Km3 4 HaiYen border crossing.

After discussionwith Vietnamese authorities, the Chinese side decided to allow imports, mainlyfresh produce from Vietnam, to enter its country from February 12.

Regardingentry and exit, authorities of both sides have been working throughout Tet at theMong Cai and Dongxing international border gates, including the border gates ofBac Luan 1 and Bac Luan 2 bridges, to serve people and tourists’ travel demand./.
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