Are the land borders with Laos and Vietnam still open? Chinese cars used to be able to drive across the border into Laos, I guess that is now not possible, but does anybody know for sure?

Here is an article from Newsweek dated 7 Feb. www.newsweek.com/[...]

on border crossings with China's land neighbors.

Please note that the information on Laos in the article is second hand from the Laotian Times.

Laos is also reported to have suspended issuing tourist visas at China border checkpoints. laotiantimes.com/[...]

About 3 days ago friends of ours tried to cross into Vietnam and were stopped from entering.