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Vietnam, China bolster customs collaboration

The second dialogue between the Customs Departments of three northeast provinces - Lang Son, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh - and Nanning, China, took place in Lang Son on June 10.
The second dialogue between the Customs Departments of three northeastprovinces - Lang Son, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh - and Nanning, China, tookplace in Lang Son on June 10.

Both sides noted that asa result of the first dialogue held in Nanning on April 26, 2012, theirmutual support has increased with bilateral communication andcollaboration occurring more often.

However, accordingto Hoang Khanh Hoa, Head of the Lang Son Customs Department, the two’sengagement in exchanging information related to border management andpreventing criminal activities, particularly drug and wildlifetrafficking as well as fraudulent trade, is still limited.

Thus, they agreed to strengthen their cooperation in line with the law and sovereignty of each country.

Accordingly, they will coordinate measures to curb smuggling andcounterfeit goods transactions while regularly informing one anotherabout their bilateral import-export statistics and local customsregulations.

Their cooperation is expected toaccelerate customs clearance procedures in accordance with theVietnam-China Agreement on Border Gate and Border Gate ManagementRegulations.-VNA
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