Both sides noted that after the seventh dialogue, thanks to their joint efforts, customs clearance of goods through border gates have been improved with higher efficiency.

However, limitations remain due to the implementation of disease control measures in border gates area, hindering import-export activities at times.

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An overview of the dialogue

At the dialogue, participants looked into outstanding problems in their coordination and suggested solutions to them, with a view to promoting the cooperation between the customs agencies of the three Vietnamese provinces and Nanning towards greater efficiency.

They agreed on a number of cooperation contents and programs which will be deployed in the coming time.

This year, customs agencies of the two countries have detected and handled 189 cases of smuggling goods worth over VND 5.1 trillion (USD 204 million). They also discovered nine cases of illegally transporting drugs through the border gates.

Source: VNA