The six-day fair hosts more than 240 booths operated by companies from both countries, showcasing farm produce, medicinal herbs, machinery and equipment, consumer goods, handicrafts, and opportunities in investment, trade and tourism as well.
The exemption allows a 14-day stay during the four-month pilot, without requiring any application or fees. The completion of an e-arrival card upon entry is still required. During the pilot period, Chinese tourists can enter Cambodia multiple times.
ASEAN is China’s largest regional trading partner, with close to 1 trillion USD, Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun said, hoping the figure to surpass 1 trillion USD by the end of the year.
The VFF Central Committee and the CPPCC National Committee have maintained many years of sincere and effective cooperation, with regular high-level exchanges and joint workshops on experience-sharing, as well as various people-to-people activities.
Under the plan, by early 2026, the reverse payment direction will also be completed, enabling Vietnamese travellers to use the apps of NAPAS member banks to scan QR codes for payment in China. Once fully operational in both directions, the system will form a complete cross-border QR payment ecosystem that supports tourism, trade and consumer spending between the two nations.
Dozens of Vietnamese brands showcased a wide range of products, including bird’s nest and processed bird’s nest products, coffee, fresh fruit, dried fruit and fruit-based beverages, cashew nuts, confectionery, and rice at the “Vietnam Goods Day in China & Vietnamese Fruit Festival” in Beijing on November 29.
Cross-border trade via border gates, dedicated routes, and customs checkpoints between Lang Son and Guangxi remain stable and smooth, bolstered by upgraded and expanded specialised cargo routes and the ongoing pilot smart border gate project at the Huu Nghi–Youyi Guan international border gate pair, while the restored Hanoi-Nanning passenger train has opened new channels for people-to-people exchanges, tourism, and trade.
Vietnam and China have signed a protocol allowing the export of fresh Vietnamese jackfruits to the Chinese market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced.
PM Pham Minh Chinh encouraged deeper cooperation in green growth, clean energy, science and technology, innovation and digital transformation – especially AI applications – and the development of major landmark projects.
Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Quan, Commander of Naval Region 2, affirmed that the success of the joint patrol helped strengthen mutual trust and understanding, and contributed to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation, and development between Vietnam and China.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai welcomed delegates to the 13th Vietnam–China People’s Forum in Hanoi on November 25, expressing her thanks for fostering bilateral friendship and solidarity in recent years.
Cargo volumes handled via the China-Laos Railway reached a record high of 4.506 million tonnes between January and October, up 12.8% year-on-year, China Media Group (CMG) has reported.
The two sides exchanged experiences on managing internal affairs, safeguarding national security, maintaining social stability, and preventing and combating corruption, wastefulness and other negative phenomena, as well as on judicial reform.
The forum provides an opportunity to reflect on the fine traditions between the two countries' relations, thus encouraging younger generations to deepen understanding and contribute their enthusiasm and wisdom to growing the “tree of friendship” between China and Vietnam.
Last month, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security revealed that Malaysia exported a total of 115,359 tonnes of fresh durians and durian pulp and paste worth 6.37 billion RM to China between 2018 and 2025.
Taking place until November 24 at the Kim Thanh Exhibition and Fair Centre, this year's event features nearly 700 booths, including more than 500 standard booths and eight specialised exhibition zones. It sees the participation of 22 Vietnamese provinces and cities, 170 Chinese enterprises and 11 companies from eight other countries.
Running from November 18 to 24 in Lao Cai and Cam Duong wards, as well as various places in Lao Cai province, the festival offers a diverse programme covering culture, tourism, trade and sports.
Vietnamese and Chinese border guard forces have consented to strengthen information exchange on issues related to border gate management, entry-exit control, and combating organised criminal activities, including illegal immigration networks, illegal transport of cash and precious metals through border gates, smuggling and trade fraud.
Addressing the High-Level Thematic Dialogue at ASEAN–China Week 2025 in Fujian on November 17, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh stressed that the ASEAN–China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has continued to expand in recent years, contributing to regional peace and stability.
During the coming meeting, the two sides will review their cooperation and work out future orientations and measures for continuing to implement the common perceptions reached by high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and the two countries.
Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Party and State consistently welcome foreign enterprises to invest and succeed in Vietnam, pledging equal treatment for all investors and continued efforts to improve the business environment towards greater fairness, transparency and convenience.
In recent years, China has intensified law-enforcement cooperation with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, establishing suitable coordination frameworks and achieving notable results. A series of joint operations have effectively disrupted online gambling and scam networks operating across borders.
The two commissions will boost theory and ideology exchanges and communication about the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation achievements between the two Parties, countries, and peoples, while enhancing collaboration among their media agencies and mass organisations, especially among the younger generations.
Vietnam is determined to work with China to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, marking a new strategic phase of the relationship that is increasingly comprehensive, profound, and sustainable, General Secretary Lam said.
At the Vietnam–China Trade Promotion Forum on November 12, Hoang Van Du, Vice Director of the Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture, said Vietnam - an economy with strong, stable growth is a major supplier of high-quality tropical agricultural products and plays an increasingly important role in global food security.