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4,000 container trucks stranded at China border by stringent inspections

Vietnam's agriculture exports are taking a hit as China maintains an extremely strict inspections regime at northern border gates as a Covid-19 prevention measure. VN Express reported that as of Friday, as many as 4,000 container trucks were stranded at the border gates in Lang Son Province, said Le Thanh Hoa, deputy head of the Department of Processing and Trade for Agro-Forestry-Fisheries products under the agriculture ministry. At the three border gates of Huu Nghi, Tan Thanh and Chi Ma, the current customs clearance speed has fallen by more than half to about 220 container trucks per day, Hoa said at a conference on agriculture trade held Saturday in Hanoi. For each truck carrying dragon fruit, jackfruit and other fruits stuck at the Tan Thanh gate, it was taking 10-14 days on average to get customs clearance. At the Mong Cai border gate in Quang Ninh Province, just one truck gets cleared every week, Hoa said. The management board of the Mong Cai gate said Saturday morning that as many eight hundred trucks of frozen seafood and three hundred trucks of fruits were stranded there. Hoa recommended that businesses carefully check agricultural products exported via border gates because China has been strengthening its Covid-19 disease control regime, resulting in careful, stringent inspections of products entering its territory. To cope with this situation, exporters have to carefully prepare the packaging of their goods so that they can get through the customs easily and at fast pace, he said. On the other hand, to avoid congestion and save costs, businesses need to arrange a reasonable clearance time and not send many trucks to the border gates at the same time, he added. China has been increasing inspections After the fourth Covid-19 wave hit Vietnam late April, China has been increasing inspections and disinfection of goods and means of transport and drivers from the country. They are also tightening the management and traceability of goods, which has

First international tourists arrive in Vietnam from Korea after months of sky closure

A Vietnam Airlines flight departing from the Republic of Korea (RoK) landed at Da Nang International Airport on November 17, bringing thirty foreign tourists to local destinations under a pilot program to welcome back foreign travelers after a hiatus caused by Covid-19. Upon their arrival, the tourists were transferred to New Word Hoiana Hotel in Duy Hai commune where they plan to make a tour of local destinations in the coming days. Quang Nam is scheduled to receive another two groups of tourists flying from the RoK via flights put on by Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways on November 18 and November 25, respectively. The three flights will therefore bring a total of over three hundred foreign visitors to Quang Nam province, according to VOV. They will join an eight-day-seven-night package tour of Hoi An ancient city, My Son relic site, and several entertainment areas, according to Nguyen Nhu Nam, general director of Vietnam TravelMART travel company. Vietnam has closed its skies to air travel to combat Covid-19 since late April 2020. The Government recently allowed five localities, including Quang Nam, to welcome back vaccinated visitors from abroad under a pilot program. Many other localities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Thuan have longed to receive back foreign travelers who bring a large amount of hard currency to local coffers. However, the move depends on the actual situation of the Covid-19 outbreak in their areas.

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Authorities outline schedule for Vietnam's destinations to reopen for foreigners aseannow.com

Authorities hope to reopen select tourist destinations to vaccinated foreign visitors from countries with low Covid risks from November ahead of a full resumption in June next year. From November 2021 to March 2022, the popular resort island Phu Quoc off the southern province of Kien Giang will be the first destination to be reopened to foreign arrivals, mainly from source markets with good management of the Covid-19 pandemic and high vaccination rates such as Northeast Asia, Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Australia. From December 2021 to June 2022, other favorite tourist sites such as Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa and Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong may follow the suit. The country will fully reopen its doors to foreign tourists from June, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said. On Oct. 7, the central province of Thanh Hoa told the ministry that it hoped to receive foreign tourists at the end of this year. Meanwhile, northern cities and provinces like Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Ha Giang have built various tourism products in preparation of the return of domestic visitors. Localities that want to reopen tourism asked the VNAT to work with concerned agencies, including the Ministries of Health, Transport, Public Security and Foreign Affairs, to design consistent regulations for tourism when reopening. Initially, the government had planned to welcome back foreign tourists to Phu Quoc Island from this month, but low vaccination rates forced the island to push back reopening. VOV cited Quang Xuan Lua, deputy director of Kien Giang’s Tourism Department saying Covid-19 vaccination was being accelerated in Phu Quoc to prepare to welcome back foreign visitors on a trial basis. “People eighteen and over in Phu Quoc have been vaccinated with their first dose. Their second dose will be adminis

Binh Thuan cops find 15 people smuggled in refrigerated truck

Binh Thuan cops find 15 people smuggled in refrigerated truck

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