Vietnamese ministries asked to tackle goods congestion at China border

13 Jan '22

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Vietnamese deputy prime minister Le Van Thanh has asked ministries of health and finance and localities to work with the Chinese side to reopen some border gates. He directed officials to issue specific guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control at northern border areas, especially Lang Son, Quang Ninh and Lao Cai provinces, matching Chinese standards.

The ministry of industry and trade (MoIT) and the ministry of agriculture and rural development (MARD) will organise conferences with businesses, commercial centres, supermarkets and markets to seek solutions to sell the stranded goods.

MARD was also assigned to sketch out a master plan on agricultural production and fishery, with regulations on product origin and food safety, while diversifying the market and transportation forms to ease Vietnam’s reliance on China, according to a news agency report.

MoIT will coordinate with MARD and the ministry of foreign affairs to hold working sessions with major importers like the European Union and the United States to stave off the present difficulties.

As of January 8, 3,609 container trucks were stuck at northern border gates, down 2,150 from the end of December.

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