HANOI: Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements ranging from agriculture cooperation to cross-border QR code payments on Sunday, during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's three-day visit to Hanoi, as the two neighbours seek to boost ties. The signing ceremony followed Li's meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Li and Vietnam's Communist Party chief, President To Lam, agreed on Saturday to boost economic ties, farm produce cooperation.
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked China to boost agricultural trade with Vietnam, open doors to Vietnamese farm produce and enhance customs clearance at borders, state broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) reported. Vietnam and China also signed a document on updating progress on cross-border railway links related to site survey. The two Asian neighbours have repeatedly showed interest in boosting rail links but have not announced concrete plans or the estimated costs to upgrade connections. — Reuters
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