Border gates

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is seeking to open a new international border gate with Vietnam to facilitate container cross-border traffic between the two countries. Speaking during the recent 20th Cambodia-Japan public-private sector meeting,  Secretary of State at this ministry Nou Savath said the MPWT minister plans to lead an inter-ministerial working group to examine another international border gate with Vietnam for container crossing because the pair of Bavet – Moc Bai border gates is getting heavily congested. Cambodia is considering opening a new border gate, Prey Vor in Cambodia with Binh Hiep in Vietnam, to ease the procedure for both customs and relevant institutions to reduce the container congestion in Bavet, he said. According to the official, Bavet international border gate used to have between 250 to 300 container trucks crossing a day, but with COVID-19, only 70 go through a day.  He said the … [Read more...] about Cambodia plans another int’l border gate with Vietnam

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia will open a new international border gate, named Prey Vor, in Svay Rieng province’s Kampong Ror district soon, to enhance cross-border trade with Vietnam. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will chair the inauguration ceremony of the border gate, Cambodia’s news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) on September 12 quoted Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol as saying. Construction of infrastructure at the new border gate, which connects with Binh Hiep commune in the Mekong Delta province of Long An of Vietnam, has completed, while competent authorities are arranging the inaugural ceremony, Sun Chanthol said. Currently, the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport is studying the possible upgrade of a 25-kilometre-long road toward the Prey Vor border gate to facilitate transport activities right after the gate become operational. On September 7, the  ministry chaired a meeting to discuss the opening of another border … [Read more...] about New border gate to promote Vietnam-Cambodia trade

The Khanh Binh-Chray Thum border gates, which lie in the border line between southern Kien Giang province of Viet Nam and Kandal province of Cambodia, has been upgraded to national border gates of both countries. A ceremony to announce this decision was held in Korthom distric, Kandal province on Dec. 20 with the presence of representatives from the governments of Cambodia and Viet Nam, and local people. … [Read more...] about Viet Nam-Cambodia border gate upgraded to national level

Eight Laotians had been arrested when they were carrying 10kg of crystal meth and a loaded pistol through Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri Province, located in north-central Vietnam, Colonel Le Van Phuong, commander of the provincial border defense force, said on Monday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam arrests 8 Laotians for smuggling 10kg of crystal meth across border

Nguyen Dinh Tung, CEO of HCMC-based fruit exporter Vina T&T, said at a logistics forum Tuesday that the company prefers road transport over railways in delivering goods across the border because the former is more convenient and ensures product quality. … [Read more...] about Railways lose out to road transport in cross border exports