(VOVworld) - A workshop was held yesterday to boost lychee exports to China via border gates in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son. The event, the third of its kind, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese provinces of Bac Giang, Hai Duong, and Lang Son, and the Chinese town of Pingxiang in Guangxi.
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| Workshop boosts fresh lychee exports via Lang Son border gates |
Vice Chairman of the Lang Son People’s Committee Nguyen Cong Truong said the province has instructed the Management Board of Dong Dang Border Gate Economic Zone, and the Van Lang district authorities to work with relevant Chinese bodies to facilitate lychee exports to China. Efforts include expanding customs clearance hours and delivery storage sites in a bid to ease the load in the key border gates of Tan Thanh and Coc Nam.
Additionally, relevant bodies are asked create favorable conditions for enterprises to ship their lychees via the local border gates during harvest time. Deputy Director of Lang Son province Customs Department Vy Cong Tuong called on enterprises to connect with farmers to ensure lychee quality and supply for exports. He also underlined the need to establish an association of lychee exporters to support the sector.
According to the Bac Giang province People’s Committee, the total output for the province in 2016 is expected to reach 130,000 tons of lychees, a fall of 30 percent from 2015.