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The peaceful charm of Yen Thinh beckons visitors

More than 100 kilometers from the capital city of Hanoi, Yen Thinh Commune in Huu Lung District, Lang Son Province, is where tourists can immerse themselves in nature.

Secrets about made-of-clay houses in Lang Son

Po Kit village in Khuat Xa communes in Loc Binh district in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son with 53 households has preserved 29 original trinh tuong houses. 

 

Sweet flavor of Chi Lang custard apples

The whole area of rocky Chi Lang mountain is covered with the green color of custard apple trees. Grown on more than 15 thousand ha, the custard apple trees are the strength for Lang Son

Lang Son rings brokering illegal entry into Vietnam busted

Competent forces in the northern border province of Lang Son have arrested 15 people involved in two illegal immigration rings.

Lang Son actively promotes 'Chi Lang' custard apple specialty

In the 2020 season, Lang Son Province and other ministries have actively promoted trade, brands, as well the consumption of "Chi Lang" custard apple fruit in the markets of Hanoi and other localities nationwide.

Lang Son proposes new construction plan for $330 million Huu Nghi-Chi Lang Expressway

Lang Son People’s Committee has submitted the construction plan of Huu Nghi-Chi Lang Expressway to the Ministry of Planning and Investment

Ethnic minorities’ traditional values find place in schools

Schools in Cao Loc district in northern Lang Son province have included a range of extra-curricular activities on ethnic minority groups’ traditional performances and games.

Lang Son police arrest environment department’s deputy director

Police from Lang Son province have arrested Nguyen Dinh Duyet, deputy director of the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department, for allegedly “abusing position and power while performing duties

Hundreds of fruit trucks still jammed at border gates with China

Hundreds of fruit container trucks have remained stuck for days at border gates in the northern province of Lang Son, bordering China where millions of people are in lockdown because of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

COVID-19: Border localities asked to resume trade with China

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has asked Lang Son and Quang Ninh to resume imports, exports and transport of goods through three sub-border gates in the two localities after a suspension due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

How is life in quarantine center in Vietnam border town?

More than 400 Vietnamese citizens returning from China are living a military life during 14 days of quarantine at a military barracks in the border town of Lang Son.

Vietnam-China auxiliary border gates reopened to facilitate trade

Auxiliary border gates between the northern province of Lang Son and China’s Guangxi province will be reopened on February 10 to facilitate border trade between the two neighbours.

Vietnamese province assists Chinese region in nCoV fight

Vietnam’s northern border province of Lang Son presented 350,000 medical face masks to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China on February 6 to join hands in the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV).

Ministries urged to assess nCOV impacts for short- and long-term solutions

Ministries need to analyse the impact of coronavirus on both international and domestic markets, then deliver short-term and long-term solutions, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said on January 31.

Lang Son promotes folk music value

As peach blossoms flaunt their deep pink colour on the threshold of spring, the melodies of folk music are everywhere in all the hamlets in the northern province of Lang Son.

“Lay co” – a unique tradition of Tay and Nung people in Lang Son

Together with sli and luon singing, “lay co” folk game has been indispensable at any gathering, especially during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in Lang Son and many other provinces.

Two customs officials to be prosecuted in herbal medicine smuggling case

The Investigation Police Agency has launched criminal proceedings against two officials at Chi Ma Border Gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son in connection with a case of smuggling of over 100 tonnes of herbal medicine.

Lang Son promotes community-based tourism

Blessed by nature with beautiful scenery and products, many localities in Lang Son province have taken advantage of these attributes to build a community-based tourism model.

VN firms urged to monitor exports to China

The Import and Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade urged firms to closely watch exports of agricultural products to China to prevent goods getting stuck at border gates before and after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Four given death sentence for drug trafficking

The People’s Court in northern Lang Son Province has sentenced four members of a drug gang to death for trafficking narcotics.