(VOVworld)- On Wednesday, Quang Ninh provincial authorities held a ground breaking ceremony for the Hoanh Mo-Dong Zhong Bridge connecting Vietnam and China.

At the launch ceremony of the bridge construction at Vietnam’s Hoanh Mo-China’s Dong Zhong Border Crossing. (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn)

Vietnam will be in charge of building half of the 78-meter-long, 11-meter-wide bridge, from the Hoanh Mo border gate, Quang Ninh province, to the middle of the river.

The bridge must honor a commitment not to change the status quo of the border between the two nations, not to change the river flow, river bed, or river banks, not to affect flood run-off, and to protect the ecosystem of the river.

Both sides have completed the design and appraisal stage, meeting the regulations and technical requirements set by Vietnam and China.