Ties with Vietnam bore fruit in 2017

Cross-border economic cooperation between China and Vietnam has seen major progress this year, with further implementation of the two countries' strategic integration plan.

This year, a flagship project launched by the two countries in 2013 to boost mutual economic and trade cooperation - the Dongxing-Mong Cai Cross Border Economic Cooperation Zone - completed construction on several key infrastructure projects, while attracting 10 projects whose investment totaled 1.3 billion yuan ($196 million).

The construction of the Vietnam-China Bac Luan (Beilun) Bridge, the first pontoon bridge connecting Mong Cai, Vietnam, with Dongxing in China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has been completed. The Bac Luan II bridge opened in Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh province in September.