Dong Thap, China's Guangxi eye stronger trade ties

A workshop updating information related to regulations on agro-aquatic export to the Chinese market, and promoting connections between businesses of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China was held in Cao Lanh city on August 29.
Dong Thap, China's Guangxi eye stronger trade ties ảnh 1Participants at the event (Photo: VNA)
Dong Thap (VNA) – A workshop updating information related to regulations on agro-aquaticexport to the Chinese market, and promoting connections between businesses ofthe Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionof China was held in Cao Lanh city on August 29.

Addressing the event, DengWenjuan from the Department of Commerce of Guangxi province introduced the potential and strengths of theChinese locality, saying that Guangxi shares several border gates withVietnam. Infrastructure facilities have been comprehensivelyinvested to facilitate the import and export of fruits and aquatic products.

Guangxi will proposemore measures to deepen substantial trade cooperation in fruit and aquatic productswith Vietnam, including Dong Thap, thus facilitating economic and tradecooperation between Vietnam and China, she stated.

To Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said Guangxi holds an important position in the economic andtrade cooperation with Vietnam as it is the only Chineselocality that has border crossingsin all forms of transportation (road, river, rail, and sea).

Guangxi stands as one of the top-tier crucial gateways for Vietnamesegoods, especially for farm produce to enter the Chinese market, Son stressed, underlining the significance of the event as offering a chance for businesses operating in the field of agricultural, fisheries, and logistics of the two sides to explore trade cooperation opportunities.

According to the Asia-Africa Market Department, China is Vietnam's largest trade partner and the biggest consumerof Vietnamese goods, particularly agricultural and aquatic products.

However, amidst the globaleconomic downturn, the Vietnam-China trade relationship has been affected. Two-waytrade in the first half of 2023 decreased by 13.6%year-on-year.

At the workshop, representativesfrom nearly 20 businesses in Guangxi and many businesses in Dong Thap engaged in discussions to seek opportunities for trade links in the agriculturaland aquatic sectors.

In the first 6 monthsof 2023, trade between Dong Thap and China reached 126 million USD,with the main exports to China being aquatic products, rice and rice products, and footwear./.
VNA

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