Story of Vietnamese: working across borders

STORY: Story of Vietnamese: working across borders SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dongxing City, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2. Voice of Vo Th Thanh Tam, Vietnamese salesperson 3. Voice of Nguyen Th Bang, Vietnamese shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NGUYEN TH BANG, Vietnamese shop owner 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VO TH THANH TAM, Vietnamese salesperson STORYLINE: For Vo Th Thanh Tam, going back and forth between Vietnam and China is her daily routine. She is a salesperson working at a shop selling Vietnamese products in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Voice of Vo Th Thanh Tam, Vietnamese salesperson "I come here for work at 9 a.m. every day and usually go back home to Vietnam at 6 p.m. It takes about 15 minutes from the customs in China to my home." Dongxing is located on the China-Vietnam border and just across from the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai, Vo T

Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level

STORY: Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Beijing international airport 2 various of Chinese tourists at the Mong Cai International Border Gate 3 various of tourists STORYLINE: Vietnam saw 2.69 million international arrivals in the first three months, surging almost 30 times compared to the same period in 2022 with the country's full reopening to foreign visitors since the middle of March last year, Vietnam News reported on Thursday. During the period, foreign arrivals to Vietnam by air accounted for 89.8 percent of the total, followed by road with 9 percent and sea routes with 1.2 percent, respectively, the General Statistics Office said. Most of the arrivals were from Asia with around 72 percent. Vietnam's tourism industry continued to show signs of recovery in the first quarter with arrivals reaching 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The country received 4.5 million fo

China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension

STORY: China-Vietnam friendly football match back after 3-year suspension DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a friendly football match between China and Vietnam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 3. various of the competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Vietnamese): NGUYEN VAN HIEU, Player of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 5. various of the competition 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team 7. various of the audience 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Mayor of Dongxing City 9. various of the competition STORYLINE: A friendly football match between China and Vietnam kicked off on Sunday at the Dongxing Stadium in Dongxing City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BUI TIEN HA, Assistant coach of Vietnam's Mong Cai football team "We are so grateful. It's very special as we couldn't make it for 3 years. So I'

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

MONG CAI, Vietnam -Vendors return to Mong Cai, northern Vietnam, from Dongxing in the southern central Chinese province of Guangxi, where they purchased clothes and everyday goods, through a frontier bridge, on Nov. 24, 2014. While bilateral ties remain strained due to a sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, Chinese tourists have started visiting the Vietnamese city again.

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

MONG CAI, Vietnam -Vendors return to Mong Cai, northern Vietnam, from Dongxing in the southern central Chinese province of Guangxi, where they purchased clothes and everyday goods, through a frontier bridge, on Nov. 24, 2014. While bilateral ties remain strained due to a sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, Chinese tourists have started visiting the Vietnamese city again.

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(220326) -- HANOI, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows vehicles waiting to pass the port of the Mong Cai International Border Gate on the China-Vietnam border in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: RCEP brings development opportunities to Vietnamese businesses" (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

Vietnamese vendors on bridge between 2 nations

MONG CAI, Vietnam -Vendors return to Mong Cai, northern Vietnam, from Dongxing in the southern central Chinese province of Guangxi, where they purchased clothes and everyday goods, through a frontier bridge, on Nov. 24, 2014. While bilateral ties remain strained due to a sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, Chinese tourists have started visiting the Vietnamese city again. (Kyodo)