Two transnational routes linking south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Vietnam will open next month, local authorities said Wednesday.

According to communication bureau of the autonomous region, the routes run from Beihai, a southern Chinese port city, to Southeast Asia, and from Nangning, capital of the autonomous region, to Ha Long of Vietnam. The routes will open at end of April.

The two transnational routes all pass through Guangxi' Dongxing, one of the most convenient ports from China to Vietnam and Southeast China. The port saw 3.09 million people, including about700,000 tourists, leaving or entering the country last year.

The transits' opening should alleviate transportation pressure between the autonomous region and Vietnam, noted the resources.

(Xinhua News Agency March 17, 2004)