Lao Cai resumes travel through border gate with China

A ceremony marking the resumption of travel across the border was held at the Lao Cai - Hekou international border gate in the northern border province of Lao Cai on January 8, after three years of hiatus caused by COVID-19.
Lao Cai resumes travel through border gate with China ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Lao Cai (VNA) – A ceremony marking the resumption of travel across the border washeld at the Lao Cai - Hekou international border gate in the northern border provinceof Lao Cai on January 8, after three years of hiatus caused by COVID-19.

Accordingly, the gate will be open for holders of ordinary passportsor border resident pass to travel between Lao Cai and Yunnan province of China from 7am-10pm daily (Hanoi time).

At the event, the organising board presented flowers to 30tourists and residents from Hekou.

Vietnamese residents and drivers going from Lao Cai to China mustfollow pandemic prevention and control measures in line with regulations of thehost country.

The Kim Thanh international border gate No. II will be open from7 am to 7pm daily (Hanoi time) for drivers transporting goods through the gate./.

VNA

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