Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed a decision approving a pilot project on building smart border checkpoints at the Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China) International Border Gate Pair.

Nearly 55,800 tonnes of agricultural products were exported via border gates in the northern province of Lang Son during the recent five-day holidays starting April 27.

More foreign citizens, particularly Chinese, have used e-visa to enter Vietnam via the Huu Nghi International Border Gate, according to authorities at the border gate in the northern province of Lang Son.

Cross-border activities have been smooth sailing at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate since China reopened its border with Vietnam in the middle of this month.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Lang Son province Ho Tien Thieu and Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Chen Wu engaged in phone talks on September 21.

Auxiliary border gates in the northern province of Lang Son have yet to resume operations since Chinese authorities still shut their side for fear of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s northern border province of Lang Son presented 350,000 medical face masks to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China on February 6 to join hands in the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV).

Up to 66 trucks carrying goods exported to China underwent customs clearance at Huu Nghi International Border Gate in the northern border province of Lang Son on February 5, after a suspension due to coronavirus outbreak.

Huu Nghi border gate is among the largest of its kind along the Vietnam-China border. It handles up to 7,000 people entering and exiting the country each day, causing frequent congestion.

More than 380 Chinese nationals involved in a multimillion-dollar gambling ring in the northern port city of Hai Phong will be handed over to the Chinese side on August 1.

Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.