Kunming-Haiphong int’l coach service in trial operation

Two coaches and three cars reached Kunming, Yunnan Province on September 18, after a 10-hour trip that started from the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong and covered a distance of 780 kilometers.

On the morning of September 19, a reception was held at Kunming South Coach Station to welcome the passengers from afar. The trial operation was jointly organized by transport authorities and businesses from China and Vietnam.

In recent years, Yunnan has seen closer connectivity with the neighboring countries. So far, Yunnan has opened 28 international coach routes, including 19 China-Laos lines and 9 Sino-Vietnamese ones.

Reporting by Li Chenghan ; trans-editing by Wang Shixue