The 2026 China-Vietnam Cooperation Week in the Red River Basin opens at the mouth of the river, and the border trade fair is held simultaneously

China News Service, Honghe, Yunnan, November 8 (Reporter Miao Chao) The 2026 Red River Basin China-Vietnam Cooperation Week opened in Hekou County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province on November 8, and the 2026 China-Vietnam (Red River) Border Economic, Trade and Tourism Fair was held simultaneously.

The 1,280-kilometer-long Red River originates from the Ailao Mountains in Yunnan, China, and alluvials all the way to the southeast to form the Red River Delta plain in northern Vietnam. This river, which gave birth to the rice farming civilization, has nourished the people of China and Vietnam for thousands of years and is still an important link connecting the two countries today.

Xie Jian, Secretary of the Honghe Prefecture Committee of the Communist Party of China, said that the Cooperation Week and Border Fair are pragmatic carriers to promote economic and trade exchanges, cultural exchanges, and promote open development along the border between China and Vietnam. He hopes that the two sides will take this opportunity to expand cooperation in the fields of import and export trade, cross-border processing, green energy, agricultural science and technology, culture, tourism, and health care, promote two-way circulation of high-quality products, and benefit the border residents of both countries.

Wu Xingfu, executive vice chairman of the People's Committee of Lao Cai Province in Vietnam, said that Lao Cai Province will work closely with various places in the Red River Basin, always walk with enterprises, unswervingly promote the reform of the administrative approval system, solve difficulties in a timely manner, and create a transparent, safe and stable investment and business environment.

This cooperation week was jointly organized by the People's Government of Honghe Prefecture, the People's Committee of Vietnam's Lao Cai Province, and the Consulate General of Vietnam in Kunming. With the theme of "One River Connectivity and Win-Win Cooperation", the cooperation week included China-Vietnam local cooperation dialogue in the Red River Basin, business and logistics, park cooperation, cross-border tourism, media exchanges, vocational education cooperation, and joint meetings of foreign affairs departments.