China, Vietnam open new int'l road transport route

The China-Vietnam international road transport route was officially launched on Wednesday.

A total of 18 freight trucks and two buses carrying electronic components, fresh vegetables, and daily necessities departed from Nanning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province, heading for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

This marks the first time that Chinese freight vehicles operating under the Greater Mekong Sub-region Cross-border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA) will reach Vietnam's inland regions directly via the newly opened route.

The route represents a significant enhancement in facilitating international road transport between China and Vietnam, resulting in a notable improvement in transportation efficiency.

Compared with previous routes, the new corridor saves each truck approximately one day in transport time and reduces costs up to 1,000 yuan.

(Xinhua, China Daily and Global Times)