According to Chinese media, the trains transported 205,400 tonnes of import and export goods, of which the volume of China’s exported goods reached 129,500 tonnes, up 69% and 77% against 2020 and 2021, respectively.

A Chinese freight train departs for Vietnam.

The variety of goods has expanded from 102 to over 620 types in 2023, including industrial machinery, technology products, automotive parts, and regional specialties.

Products carried by the trains now come from more than 20 cities inside and outside Guangxi, such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

Since late June 2023, goods have been regularly delivered via Vietnam – China freight train service, with three trains every week on average.

The RCEP, which entered into force on Jan. 1, 2022, comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries, including 10 ASEAN member states and their five trading partners, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

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Vietnam – China bilateral trade maintains steady growth, accounting for 25% of China's total trade with ASEAN

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China's First Lady visits Vietnamese Women's Museum

Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan visited the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi Tuesday after she and her husband were officially received at the Presidential Palace.

Vietnam, China sign 36 cooperation documents

Thirty-six cooperation documents were signed between Vietnamese and Chinese ministries, agencies, sectors and localities during General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping’s State visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse pay a State visit to Vietnam. The visit on December 12-13 is made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and his spouse, and President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

Source: NDO