Border guards at the Mong Cai International Border Gate in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh rescued a Chinese citizen on April 15 afternoon after he was swept away by a strong current in the Ka Long border river.
!6 citizens left Vietnam between early 2023 and late 2024, flying to Thailand and Myanmar in search of employment opportunities. They then attempted to return to Vietnam due to low wages in their destination countries, expired temporary residence permits, and fear of penalties by local authorities..
More than 300,000 tonnes of goods were traded through the crossing points of the Mong Cai International Border Gate as of late February, a 56.4% increase year-on-year. Export value accounted for 424 million USD, while imports totaled more than 200 million USD.
The Ma Lu Thang Border Guard Station, in Phong Tho district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is working to modernise immigration procedures and enhance the effectiveness of state management at border checkpoints and border diplomacy as a top priority for maintaining territorial sovereignty and border security.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed to issue Decision 865/QD-TTg approving a pilot project on building smart border checkpoints at a specialised freight transport routes through the areas of Border Markers No.1119 – 1120 and No.1088/2 – 1089 of the Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China) International Border Gate Pair.
Delegations of Vietnam’s Thu Lum, Ma Lu Thang Border Gate, Si Lo Lau and Y Ty border posts and China’s Jin Shuihe border exit and entry checkpoint held talks on August 1 in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to exchange professional knowledge in the second quarter of 2024.
The central province of Quang Ngai has reaped encouraging results in the crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing partly thanks to various communications and awareness measures taken by local border guards.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism has proposed measures to shorten the time needed for the immigration procedures for business class passengers and foreign investors at the city's Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Thailand is developing its northeastern dry port of Nong Khai into a regional connectivity hub and pilot border checkpoint, according to Thai government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke.
The Mong Cai international border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh has become vibrant as before the pandemic, showing a positive sign in the economic recovery of Mong Cai city in particular and Quang Ninh province in general.
The Mong Cai international border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh is becoming a customs clearance gateway for agro-fisheries products between Vietnam and China.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim agreed to promote bilateral ties to boost their economy and cooperate closely in new areas during their meeting in Bangkok on February 9.
Vietnam and Cambodia on November 9 issued a joint statement on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s two-day official visit to Cambodia, affirming the resolve to further consolidate and develop their friendship and cooperation in an increasingly substantive and effective manner.
Border guards at the Lao Cai International Border Gate, the northern province of Lao Cai, received 110 Vietnamese nationals handed over by the Hekou border checkpoint of China on September 28.
Border guards of the south-eastern province of Tay Ninh received 92 Vietnamese nationals who were handed over by Cambodian authorities at Moc Bai International Border Gate on September 21.
Border guards stationed in Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang and officers from a border checkpoint in China’s Yunnan province held a joint patrol on September 16.
More than 45,300 tonnes of cargo had been customs-cleared through Mong Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh as of June 2 following the reopening of its two checkpoints.
The Government of Laos has agreed with contractors to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of an expressway from Houaphanh province to the border with Vietnam under an agreement signed recently, Vientiane Times reported.
Amid fears of large-scale transmission of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Cambodian border province authorities are looking at the possibility of implementing strict measures for crossing migrant workers, including implementing mandatory quarantine and PCR testing.
