Tuesday, 1 April 2008

China, Vietnam sign MOU on cross-border transportation

Apr. 1, 2008

(China Knowledge) - China and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Sunday to include the Nanning-Hanoi corridor and Youyiguan-Huu Nghi Border Crossing Point in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Cross-Border Transport Agreement, Chinese Xinhua news reported.

The GMS agreement, which includes Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China and Myanmar, aims at facilitate the cross-border transportation among the member countries by providing one-stop service on transport operations, transit traffic regimes, customs and phytosanitary and veterinary inspection, etc.

On Mar. 21, the Kunming-Bangkok highway within the Chinese territory has been completed, which will shorten the journey from Kunming to Bangkok to about 20 hours from the original 40 hours.

So far, a total of 26,000 kilometers of highways has joined or has been approved to join the Asia road network, accounting for 20% of the total Asian mileage.

China has also signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on auto transport with Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and other 13 countries. The total international transport routes under operation amount to 201, of which 100 routes are for passengers and 101 routes for cargo.

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