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COVID-19 Protocols Tightened at China–Vietnam Border The Puzhai–Tan Thanh border crossing between Vietnam and China has now reopened to trade under a new pilot scheme for COVID-19 prevention.	August 31, 2021 Emily C
Shanghai Pudong Airport Suspends Cargo Handling After COVID-19 Cases Shanghai Pudong International Airport suspended cargo flights on Aug. 20 after five workers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within two days.	August 29, 2021 Emily F
Largest Sam’s Club in Asia To Open This September in Shanghai A new Sam’s Club nearing completion in Shanghai will be the chain’s first flagship store in China as well as its largest store in Asia.	August 26, 2021 Emily C
Record-Breaking 2021/22 Season Expected for Chilean Cherries Chile’s cherry production and exports are forecast to reach 395,000 and 364,000 metric tons in MY 2021/22, year-on-year increases of 2.9% and 3.0%, respectively.	August 25, 2021 Jing Zang
China’s Second Costco Store Nears Completion Costco’s soon-to-open store in Suzhou saw record-breaking numbers of customers registering for membership on its first day of processing cards.	August 24, 2021 Emily C
China’s Puzhai Land Port Suspends Trade With Vietnam China has temporarily suspended the flow of goods at the Puzhai–Tan Thanh border crossing over COVID-19 concerns.	August 23, 2021 Jing Zang
China To Boost COVID Safety Measures for Thai Longans and Durians China is further strengthening its COVID-19 safety measures after a routine RNA test on imported Thai durian packaging came back positive.	August 22, 2021 Emily F
Vietnam’s Produce Exports Forecast To Drop 30% in Second Half of 2021 Harvesting, processing, trading and shipping in some parts of Vietnam have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 situation recently, which is expected to lead to a reduced produce export volume in the second half of 2021.	August 20, 2021 Jing Zang
World’s Third-Busiest Port Partially Shut Down by COVID-19 Disruptions in produce imports to East China are anticipated following the detection of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan.	August 19, 2021 Emily C
Breaking News: China Bans Thai Longan Imports China has implemented an indefinite ban on longan imports from Thailand since Aug. 13 over contamination with mealybugs.	August 18, 2021 Jing Zang