Vehicles transporting goods throigh Mong Cai border gate (Photo: VNA)At Mong Cai border gate in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)– The northeastern border province of Quang Ninh is setting up “green zones” and increasing discussion with the Chinese side to stabilise import-export activities through border gates , amid different COVID-19 prevention and control measures between the two sides.The zones, closed to ensure its safety against COVID-19, are located inside the border gates for customs clearance activities, to which entries will be limited. All the transport and goods handling activities will be implemented by drivers and workers inside them.Since the end of 2021, Vietnam has switched the country’s COVID-19 control to safely and flexibly adapting to the pandemic, while China has maintained its “Zero COVID” policy. The difference has led to difficulties in customs clearances at border gates between the two countries.Particularly, since February, complicated COVID-19 situation in China has prompted the country to apply stricter measures, including the closure of border gates. Since the pandemic broke out, the Chinese side has temporally closed border gates with Quang Ninh 20 times.Congestions at the border gates have become more serious. Since February 2, over 1,100 containers with about 36,000 tonnes of goods have been stuck in the border.

Source: Viet Nam News April 04, 2022 09:31 UTC