Hanoi, June 19 -- The Vietnamese Government has just issued Resolution No. 180/NQ-CP to suspend the implementation of the single-window, single-stop inspection procedure at the Lao Bao (Vietnam) - Densavan (Laos) international border gate pair.

Effective from the date of signing on June 18, the decision halts procedures outlined in the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the governments of Vietnam and Laos on the initial implementation of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement at the Lao Bao-Densavan border gate.

The Ministry of Construction has been tasked with leading efforts, in coordination with the relevant ministries and agencies, to amend the 2005 MoU in accordance with the 201...