The Vinh Xuong international land and waterway border gate is in Vinh Xuong commune of Tan Chau town, An Giang province. (Photo: VNA) The new facility was formed basing onthe merger of the Vinh Xuong international land border gate with the Vinh Xuonginternational waterway border gate.
Addressing Vietnamese and Cambodianofficials, Huynh Cong Huan, Director of the An Giang provincial Department ofExternal Affairs, said the Vinh Xuong - Kaorm Samnor border gate pair on thebanks of the Mekong River is a gateway for trade between the Vietnameseprovince and Kandal province of Cambodia.
Vinh Xuong and Kaorm Samnor wererecognised as international waterway border gates by Vietnam in 1995 andinternational border gates by Cambodia in 2001.
The opening ceremony of the Vinh Xuong international land and waterway border gate on February 23. (Photo: VNA) In 2022, the value of trade throughthe Vinh Xuong - Kaorm Samnor border gates approximated 700 million USD,compared to about 500 million USD in 2010.
The number of people crossing theborder gates, including tourists from other countries, has also increased yearon year and reached nearly 300,000 in 2022. The ports of entry have also welcomeda number of tourist vessels and major cargo ships.
The opening of the two international border gates is expected to create animportant precondition for both sides to attract investment, upgradeinfrastructure, and devise appropriate mechanisms and policies for facilitatingcross-border economic activities, transport, and tourism, thus contributing tosocio-economic development in An Giang and Kandal, as well as other borderlocalities of Vietnam and Cambodia./.
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