The documents were inked within the framework of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping's State visit to Viet Nam from April 14-15.

In the railway sector, Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh signed four documents, including:

(1) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Construction of Viet Nam and the National Development and Reform Commission of China on the establishment of a Viet Nam–China Joint Railway Cooperation Committee to accelerate project implementation.

(2) The minutes of the working session between the Ministry of Construction of Viet Nam and the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) regarding field surveys and technical support for preparing a feasibility study report on the investment project for the Lao Cai–Ha Noi–Hai Phong railway line in Viet Nam.

(3) An exchange letter on China's provision of technical support for planning a standard-gauge railway routes: Dong Dang–Ha Noi and Mong Cai–Ha Long–Hai Phong.

(4) An exchange letter on China's provision of technical support for preparing a feasibility study report on the investment project for the Lao Cai–Ha Noi–Hai Phong standard-gauge rail line.

These railway-related documents play a significant role in accelerating the preparation of railway projects connecting Viet Nam and China—an issue that has received great attention from the leaders of both Parties and Governments in recent times.

For road transport, three documents were signed, including:

(1) An agreement between the two governments on jointly developing a cross-border transportation project at the Thanh Thuy (Viet Nam)–Tianbao (China) international border gate area;

(2) A protocol between the two governments on simplifying import and export procedures at the Thanh Thuy–Tianbao international border gate for personnel, vehicles, construction equipment, and building materials involved in the joint construction of the cross-border transportation project

(3) A MoU on technical cooperation in road transport between Viet Nam's Ministry of Construction and China's Ministry of Transport.

The two documents on the construction of cross-border transportation infrastructure will serve as an important legal foundation for Viet Nam's northern province of Ha Giang and China's Yunnan Province to implement investment and construction of a cross-border transport project at the Thanh Thuy–Tianbao international border gate area.

It is expected to promote goods trade and meet the growing travel demand for local people at these two localities, in particular, and between the two nations, in general, via Thanh Thuy–Tianbao international border gate pair./.