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For the first time, buses and trucks will be able to cross overland between the rugged southern regions of China and the remote northern regions of Viet Nam using a 1,300 kilometer route spanning from Ha Noi to Shenzhen made possible through a road transport agreement between the two countries, according to the Asian Development Bank （ADB）.
The new agreement will ease restrictions on trucks and buses traveling between major economic zones in China's Yunnan province, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Guangdong province and six provinces in Viet Nam, including Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces, and the cities of Ha Noi and Hai Phong.
Previously, transport operators were only allowed to travel up to 20 kilometers into each other’s territories. Starting August 2012, each country will be able to issue up to 15,100 permits for trucks and buses that travel within the border province area, and each will be able to issue up to 500 permits for trucks and buses than can go to inland provincial areas.
Another significant route, connecting Kunming to Ha Noi and Hai Phong and governed by the same agreement, was inaugurated in Kunming on 16 August 2012.
