Vietnam–China economic corridor shifts to integrated cooperation
Officials agreed to strengthen connectivity across the entire corridor and focus on practical projects with clear priorities and concrete results.
Officials agreed to strengthen connectivity across the entire corridor and focus on practical projects with clear priorities and concrete results.
During the implementation of the minutes of the fifth conference, the Vietnamese border provinces received close guidance and support from central and local authorities, as well as active cooperation from Yunnan province.
The two sides reached consensus on strengthening friendship, expanding practical cooperation, deepening partnership, and enhancing people-to-people exchanges, which are expected to create strong momentum for them to foster cooperation in culture, sports, and tourism.
The Lai Chau leader encouraged the two sides' agencies and businesses to transfer agricultural technologies, particularly those for crop cultivation, harvesting, preservation, and processing of medicinal herbs and fruits, as well as to share plant breeding techniques.
Deputy PM and FM Bui Thanh Son urged Yunnan to continue close coordination with Vietnamese localities in border management and protection under the three Vietnam – China land border documents and related agreements, properly resolve any issues arising, and strengthen cooperation on the sustainable use of the Mekong – Lancang River's water resources.
In the first half of this year, group tourist arrivals from Vietnam to China's Yunnan via Hekou had reached a record 27,200, up 74.68% year-on-year. The spike highlights a shift in travel preferences among Vietnamese tourists, with high-speed rail emerging as a preferred mode of cross-border transport.
A cooperative framework will be established between Hai Phong's economic zones and the Yunnan Free Trade Zone in the time ahead.
The line would link up with the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima first phase now under construction, allowing for fast travel from the Thai capital to China’s Yunnan via Laos where a high-speed line is already operating.
Vietnam and China on November 17 opened two temporary cross-border corridors to facilitate travel, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
Four northern provinces of Vietnam and China’s Yunnan province recently coordinated to organise the first skill and technical exchange activity for workers in Mengzi city, Honghe autonomous prefecture.
The China –Vietnam Border Economic, Trade and Tourism Fair 2024 will take place from November 26 to December 1 at Hekou International Exhibition Centre in Yunnan province of China.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is in Yunnan, China to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit and hold bilateral activities in the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived at Kunming Changshui International Airport in China’s Yunnan province on November 5 morning, starting their working trip to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit and hold bilateral activities in the country.
Vietnam and China have cooperated in natural disaster prevention, control, and mitigation as Typhoon Yagi scythed through a number of their cities and provinces, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on September 13.
The Border Guards High Command of the northern province of Lao Cai and the Honghe Border Management Unit, the Entry-Exit Inspection Station in China’s Yunnan province conducted a joint patrol along the border areas they are responsible for on August 28.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cross-border cooperation between the Lai Chau Economic Zone Management Board and the administration of Jinping district, China's Yunnan province, was signed in the northern province of Lai Chau on July 30.