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Freight transport via China-Vietnam cross-border trains posts rapid growth
The Nanning branch of China Railway Group Limited reported a sharp increase in freight transport on the China-Vietnam cross-border railway last year, with trains departing from Guangxi carrying a total of 19,670 containers, marking a staggering annual increase of 1,153%.
Notably, monthly freight volumes hit record highs five times during the year, in March, April, July, October, and November.
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A China-Vietnam cross-border train departs from Song Than station in the southern province of Binh Duong. |
Initially focusing on transporting construction materials and light industrial products, the railway’s cargo categories expanded to high-tech electronics, precision machinery, premium consumer goods, and specialty farm produce.
Its list of transported goods now encompasses 262 categories, sourced from 25 provinces and cities across China, with the trade route connecting to multiple ASEAN countries, including Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
Currently, the Nanning branch operates three fixed weekly cross-border freight trains running through the Vietnam-China border, ensuring a steady supply of goods to the market.
Daily freight services were also introduced in July last year. At the same time, a new route linking Guangzhou and Nanning (China), and An Vien (Vietnam) was launched, creating a fresh cross-border corridor for exports from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to Vietnam.
Li Na, business director of the Nanning Public Transport Group Co., Ltd, said that its goods such as furniture, home appliances, and ceramic tiles are now regularly transported to Dong Dang and An Vien in Vietnam.
Using the China-Vietnam cross-border freight train has significantly reduced shipping times for the company. Its business activities have been expanded from Vietnam to other ASEAN markets, including Cambodia and Thailand.
The total trade of goods through the Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. 2 in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai had exceeded 1.6 million USD as of 2 pm on January 1, of which nearly 929,000 USD came from exports.
Cross-border e-commerce has become an important export channel, helping to expand the market for Vietnamese goods, according to experts at a forum that opened in Hanoi on November 26.
The Long Sap (Vietnam) – Pa Hang (Laos) international border gate pair was officially launched with a ceremony held in Vietnam's Son La province on November 19.
Vietnam and China on November 17 opened two temporary cross-border corridors to facilitate travel, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
Authorities of the northern border province of Lang Son and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China held an online signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a pilot smart border gate.
The value of trade flows through the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northeastern province of Lang Son surpassed 2.5 billion USD as of the end of October, up 13% year-on-year.
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