The first batch of Vietnamese bird's nests has smoothly gone through customs at the Youyi Guan international border gate in Pingxiang city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, to enter China, according to Chinese media.
The first batch of Vietnamese bird's nests has smoothly gone through customs at the Youyi Guan international border gate in Pingxiang city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. (Photo: Guangxi Television of China)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first batch of Vietnamese bird's nests has smoothly gone through customs at the Youyi Guan international border gate in Pingxiang city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, to enter China, according to Chinese media.
The batch comprises 100kg of bird's nests worth 907,000RMB (over 126,00 USD).
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Currently,42 out of 63 provinces engage in bird's nest farming with over 22,000 bird'snest houses. Vietnam's annual bird's nest output is about 150 tonnes worth over600 million USD. With the effectiveness of the protocol with China, thebird's nest industry has many opportunities for development.
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The first batch of Vietnamese bird's nests has smoothly gone through customs at the Youyi Guan international border gate in Pingxiang city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. (Photo: Guangxi Television of China) 
