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China reopens one more border gate with Vietnam for fresh fruit imports

Chinese authority on January 12 re-opened its Hekou International Border Gate – which pairs with Vietnam's Kim Thanh II border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai – for imported fresh fruits, including dragon fruit, and frozen foods from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
China reopens one more border gate with Vietnam for fresh fruit imports ảnh 1A container truck passes through the Hekou-Kim Thanh II International Border Gate. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chinese authority on January 12 re-opened its Hekou International Border Gate – which pairs with Vietnam's Kim Thanh II border gate in the northernprovince of Lao Cai – for imported fresh fruits, including dragon fruit, andfrozen foods from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The move is expected to reduce congestion at the shared bordergates between the two countries in Lang Son and Quang Ninh after China has suspendedimports of Vietnamese dragon fruits via Youyi Guan border gate (Huu Nghi border gate in Vietnam) and Pu Zhai (Tan Thanh of Vietnam) since December 29, 2021.

Data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs shows thatnearly 35 percent of Vietnamese dragon fruit exports to China went through border gates in Lao Cai.

However, the Chinese side has warned of a decrease in loadingcapacity at Hekou Border Gate as many workers there had left for Lunar New Yearholiday. It has also advised the Vietnamese side to strictly observe COVID-19control rules and proactively regulate shipments of goods through border gates toprevent congestion.

China has halted imports of Vietnamese fresh fruits viaHekou Border Gate since July 18, 2021 after coronavirus was found on packaging ofdragon fruits shipped from Vietnam.

The lift of the ban resulted from multiple efforts made bythe Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnamese localities to work with theChina side on the issue since then./.

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