HANOI - Vietnamese
and Chinese senior transport officials have discussed
how to facilitate transport of passengers and goods
between the two countries, including transport from
China's Kunming to Vietnam's Hai Phong Port.
At
a working session in Hanoi on September 11, Minister Dao
Dinh Binh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Huang
Zhendong talked about the construction of a new bridge
spanning the Hong (Red) River in the border area between
Lao Cai of Vietnam and He Kou of China, facilitating
commercial transport on the 58-kilometer section of the
Hong River along the common border.
They also
discussed the implementation of agreements on sea
transport and on the collection of transport taxes on
ships and trains on the principle of equality and mutual
benefits.
Huang briefed Binh on China's waterway and inland
transport, especially highways. Huang said that the
Chinese government had approved the construction of the
highway from Nanning to Huu Nghi Quan (You Yi Guan),
which will start later this year and will be completed
in 2006.
He said that the Kunming-He Kou road
will also be built in the coming years.
