Medical teams from China and Vietnam provided free medical services along the border between the two countries' on Tuesday as part of the 10th border defense friendship exchange.
Free medical clinics were held in the Dongxing County-level City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and in Vietnam's Quang Ninh Province.
Focused on treating common diseases among the local population, the medical teams set up 13 departments, including cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology and stomatology, with Chinese and Vietnamese medics working together to provide treatments.
"We have had a lot of discussions on external therapies using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and TCM classic treatments and prescriptions. They (the Vietnamese medical workers) are particularly interested in some of the innovative acupuncture and external treatment techniques that have recently emerged in China. They work in a military hospital with a focus on traditional medicine, and we think they are doing great. We are also very interested in their work and want to hold exchanges with them," said Song Limei, a Chinese medical worker.
For those patients who could not make it to the clinics, the Chinese and Vietnamese medics provided home visits.
On Tuesday alone, the medical teams in both Dongxing and Quang Ninh Province consulted with over 1,700 patients and distributed more than 1,100 medicines.
China, Vietnam provide free medical services in border areas
China’s transport authorities mobilized rail, road, air and waterway resources on Tuesday, the final day of the five‑day May Day holiday, to manage the peak return flow as passenger volumes surged nationwide.
The national railway system expects 23 million passenger trips on the day, with operators adding 2,225 extra trains and deploying capacity on popular routes and peak hours to handle the return flow from smaller cities to major hubs.
In Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, 134 trains have been temporarily added for high-demand directions including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
"Railway return travel peaks today. In light of short stops and high passenger volumes, we have strengthened coordination with intermediate stations and offered guidance to passengers for smooth boarding and alighting to prevent crowding and stampedes," said Ji Yudi, a conductor of China Railway Zhengzhou Group.
Regional operators in Beijing, Chengdu and other cities have also proactively coordinated with local transit authorities to extend bus and subway operating hours, increase nighttime service frequency, and boost taxi and ride-hailing availability to ensure seamless transfers for late-arriving passengers.
With respect to highways, the national highway network is projected to record approximately 61 million vehicle trips on Tuesday. The peak traffic window is between 16:00 and 18:00, with congestion and slow-moving traffic likely around major city entry and exit points, as well as airport expressways in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu.
To ease holiday congestion, traffic police in south China's Guangdong Province have rolled out tidal lanes and flow control measures at 24 key highway sections in nine cities.
"Using a highway interconnect system, we have conducted remote flow diversion. During this morning's peak return period, traffic efficiency on the Erenhot-Guangzhou Expressway improved significantly, showing no sign of congestion," said Dai Zhouwu, a local traffic police officer.
By water, an estimated 1.035 million passenger trips are expected to be made across the country on Tuesday, marking a 1.4-percent increase year on year.
To ensure smooth strait crossing from south China's Hainan Province, the maritime authorities in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province have urged operators to supplement fixed sailings with extra voyages and optimized crew rotations to meet surging vessel demand.
Meanwhile, China's civil aviation sector is projected to carry 2.3 million passengers on Tuesday.
The Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, one of the country's busiest airports in southwest China's Sichuan Province, are offering free luggage pick-up and delivering services to passengers arriving from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
China’s transport network braces for record May Day return traffic
