Economic Watch: Trade recovers on China-Vietnam border

Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-18 19:05:20|Editor: huaxia
NANNING, March 18 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of flat-bed and container trucks queued along a border bridge in Dongxing, a city in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, waiting for customs clearance, a scene that signifies the recovery of trade on the China-Vietnam border from the COVID-19 epidemic.

Pham Van Tan, a 31-year-old Vietnamese, was driving a truck loaded with about 20 tonnes of dragon fruit produced in Vietnam’s Da Nang. Once passing the customs checkpoints, the goods will soon be seen in the markets of cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. Tiếp tục đọc “Economic Watch: Trade recovers on China-Vietnam border”

Mekong Delta forests face increasing risk of fires

Update: March, 18/2020 – 08:00 VNS

A canal holds water just in case of forest fires in the U Minh Thượng National Park in Kiên Giang Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải

HCM CITY – All forests south of the Hậu River in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have been facing the threat of fire since the middle of this month, and any fire would spread very quickly because of the heat and low humidity, local authorities have warned. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong Delta forests face increasing risk of fires”