Fruit trade flourishes amid growing China-ASEAN cooperation

STORY: Fruit trade flourishes amid growing China-ASEAN cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: PINGXIANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingxiang Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZIYAO, Owner of a durian e-commerce company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZHENGBO, CEO of Guangxi Yunduoduo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Connected with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by land and sea, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has built closer economic ties with ASEAN countries amid China's wider opening-up. At Pingxiang Port, which borders Vietnam, trucks from both countries line up for customs clearance. Through the checkpoint, tonnes of durians, mangosteens and other tropical fruits arrive in China and will be distributed across the country. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and

China-Vietnam cross-border trade accelerating

STORY: China-Vietnam cross-border trade accelerating DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: PINGXIANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks at Youyiguan border gate in Pingxiang of China's Guangxi 2. various of workers carrying boxes of fruits 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN QIHUA, Consignor 4. various of Pingxiang Port 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU YILANG, Guangxi Yunduoduo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: At the Youyiguan border gate in Pingxiang of China's Guangxi, trucks are lining up, carrying Vietnamese fruits such as durian, mangoes and red dragon fruit. Fan Qihua, a consignor who has imported 1,372 boxes of red dragon fruit from Vietnam, said he is confident about the prospect of cross-border trading. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN QIHUA, Consignor "The red dragon fruit is transported from Long An to Lang Son in Vietnam, and to China through Puzhai. It takes 5-6 days for the fruit to reach Chinese consumers. Thanks to the smooth customs clearance, we have less