Chairman of the Móng Cái City People's Committee Hồ Quang Huy, and Mayor of the Dongxing City People's Government Li Jian exchange cooperation agreement. VNA/VNS Photo

QUẢNG NINH — The Móng Cái (Việt Nam) - Dongxing (China) international border gate pair will be developed into a smart border gate pair.

Leaders of the two cities reached consensus on the issue at their talks held in Việt Nam's northern Quảng Ninh province on Tuesday which aimed to discuss measures to promote their cooperative and friendship relations.

They also consented to promote the development of a cross-border economic cooperation zone through sectoral cooperation at Hải Yến industrial park, Vân Ninh international port in Móng Cái; a cross-border e-commerce industrial park; and transport connectivity projects between the two cities including the international railway line from Móng Cái to Dongxing, Bắc Luân III bridge, and an auxiliary rough steel bridge.

The two sides also agreed on cooperation in cross-border tourism between Việt Nam and China, including self-driving tours, one-day trips, new tourism products, cross-border cycling, friendship football tournaments for the first full moon festival; and activities to commemorate the 10th founding anniversary of friendship relations between Móng Cái and Dongxing (October 20, 2015 - 2025).

Chairman of the Móng Cái City People's Committee Hồ Quang Huy, and Mayor of the Dongxing City People's Government Li Jian signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a cooperation mechanism for studying the construction of the smart border gate pair, laying the foundation to turn Móng Cái - Dongxing border gate pair into a smart one. — VNS