
Lang Son (VNA) – A specialised route for goodstransportation was opened on March 21, linking the Tan Thanh border gate ofVietnam’s northern border province of Lang Son with the Pu Zhai border gate ofChina’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The opening ceremony was attended by VietnameseDeputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, the secretaries of the Communist Partyof Vietnam committees of Lang Son, Ha Giang, Cao Bang and Quang Ninh provincesthat border China, and Secretary of the Communist Party of China Committee ofthe Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lu Xinshe.
Vice Chairman of the Lang Son People’s CommitteeNguyen Cong Truong said the official opening of this route is an importantmilestone in the development of cooperation between his province and theGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as well as between Vietnam and China.
The route will facilitate goods transportationand export-import activities through Tan Thanh and Pu Zhai border gates, thusreducing the goods congestion at the Vietnamese side. It is also expected tohelp enhance bilateral tourism partnership and people-to-people exchanges, headded.
Invested with 228 billion VND (9.8 million USD),the road is more than 4.7km long and 19.5m wide. Its construction began in2015.-VNA