Customs check at Mong Cai border gate (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Improved infrastructure andsimplified administrative procedures have made border-gate economic zones in thenorthern provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son bordering China stand out inattracting a large amount of goods through the border gates.
The Mong Cai border gate is among a few that haveapplied special development mechanisms in Vietnam since 1996. To date, preferentialtreatment has been used to build an urban area with comprehensiveinfrastructure for development.
Trade between Vietnam and China through the bordergate reached 5-7 billion USD a year on average. About 2.4 million people crossedthe gate annually.
According to Nguyen Tien Dung, Vice Chairman of the MongCai People’s Committee in Quang Ninh province, the local authority has paidheed to building infrastructure and ports to improve transport capacity.
The authority has mobilised resources from businessesand investors in various mechanisms, especially build-operate-transfer and public-privatepartnership models for logistics development, he said.
The reduction of custom clearance time and costs, together with efforts toimprove infrastructure, has created optimal conditions for businesses comparedwith other border gates.
An agro-forestry-fishery exchange centre is underconstruction at the area and this is a step forward for exports to China.
Duong Van Thanh, Chairman of Thanh Dat JSC, said his company is proposing thelocal authority build a deep water seaport to reduce transportation costs, as goodstransported through the sea takes only half of that by land to Cao Bang or LaoCai provinces.
Meanwhile, the Dong Dang – Lang Son border gate economic zone houses a diversifiedtrade system with 12 border gates, including two international ones.
Over the years, the zone has played an important role in boosting economic developmentin Lang Son province.
In 2017 alone, the economic zone granted investment certificates to eightprojects with registered capital in excess of 150 million USD.
Nguyen Cong Truong, Vice Chairman of the Lang Son People’s Committee said the provinceis working to link its border gates with Chinese ones to enable smooth goodsflow.-VNA
The Mong Cai border gate is among a few that haveapplied special development mechanisms in Vietnam since 1996. To date, preferentialtreatment has been used to build an urban area with comprehensiveinfrastructure for development.
Trade between Vietnam and China through the bordergate reached 5-7 billion USD a year on average. About 2.4 million people crossedthe gate annually.
According to Nguyen Tien Dung, Vice Chairman of the MongCai People’s Committee in Quang Ninh province, the local authority has paidheed to building infrastructure and ports to improve transport capacity.
The authority has mobilised resources from businessesand investors in various mechanisms, especially build-operate-transfer and public-privatepartnership models for logistics development, he said.
The reduction of custom clearance time and costs, together with efforts toimprove infrastructure, has created optimal conditions for businesses comparedwith other border gates.
An agro-forestry-fishery exchange centre is underconstruction at the area and this is a step forward for exports to China.
Duong Van Thanh, Chairman of Thanh Dat JSC, said his company is proposing thelocal authority build a deep water seaport to reduce transportation costs, as goodstransported through the sea takes only half of that by land to Cao Bang or LaoCai provinces.
Meanwhile, the Dong Dang – Lang Son border gate economic zone houses a diversifiedtrade system with 12 border gates, including two international ones.
Over the years, the zone has played an important role in boosting economic developmentin Lang Son province.
In 2017 alone, the economic zone granted investment certificates to eightprojects with registered capital in excess of 150 million USD.
Nguyen Cong Truong, Vice Chairman of the Lang Son People’s Committee said the provinceis working to link its border gates with Chinese ones to enable smooth goodsflow.-VNA
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