Vietnam Eases Border Trade Restrictions With China to Help Virus-Hit Businesses

A Vietnamese health worker looks on as a Chinese trader in protective mask rides a hoverboard along container trucks going from China to Vietnam, at Huu Nghi border gate connecting with China, in Lang Son province, Vietnam on Feb. 20, 2020. Kham/Reuters

HANOI/LANG SON—Vietnam has eased restrictions on cross-border trade with China to prop up economic activities hit by the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Feb. 20.

China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner and the Southeast Asian country’s manufacturing sector relies on it for materials and equipment. China is also Vietnam’s key market for farm produce.