Thousands of fruit-carrying trucks stranded at Vietnam-China border gates over sluggish produce clearance
Many tractor-trailers have been stuck at these border gates for nearly three weeks
Many tractor-trailers have been stuck at these border gates for nearly three weeks
They have been put under quarantine for 14 days
The team, which includes 10 drivers, was established to ensure bilateral trade while preventing the spread of the epidemic
The Tan Thanh Border Gate was previously shut down to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Border guard officers have worked around the clock in Lang Son and Lao Cai Provinces
Cross-border trade between Vietnam and China is not encouraged at the moment
All four have been quarantined at a hospital in the northern province of Lao Cai after entering Vietnam on Sunday and Monday
They requested temperature screening be implemented at Vietnamese border gates
Vietnam has 26 border-gate economic zones, with plans to open four more by 2020