Ministries, localities tasked with handling cargo congestion
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked ministries and localities to work with the Chinese side to reopen some border gates, the Government’s Office said in a notice.
As of January 8, a total of 3,609 container trucks had been stuck at northern border gates, down 2,150 from late December. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister LeVan Thanh has asked ministries and localities to work with the Chinese side to reopensome border gates, the Government’s Office said in a notice.
According to the notice, the Deputy PM urged theMinistry of Health to coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to issue specificguidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control at northern border areas,especially Lang Son, Quang Ninh and Lao Cai provinces, which should match China’sstandards.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will organise conferenceswith businesses, commercial centres, supermarkets and markets to seek solutionsto sell the stranded goods.
The MARD was also assigned to sketch out a masterplan on agricultural production and fishery, with regulations on product originand food safety, while diversifying the market and transportation forms to easeVietnam’s reliance on China.
The MoIT will coordinate with the MARD and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs to hold working sessions with major importers likethe EU and the US to stave off the present difficulties.
Deputy PM Thanh also tasked the Ministry ofInformation and Communications, Vietnam Television, Radio The Voice of Vietnamand the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to step up the communication work, thusraising public awareness of solutions to handle the cargo congestion.
The Office said as of January 8, a total of 3,609container trucks had been stuck at northern border gates, down 2,150 from theend of December.
However, there are potential risks and difficultiesamid complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, it noted.
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Deputy PM Thanh on December 27 also chaired aworking session with ministries, agencies and localities to seek ways to deal withbottlenecks to imports and exports via northern border gates./.
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As of January 8, a total of 3,609 container trucks had been stuck at northern border gates, down 2,150 from late December. (Photo: VNA) 
