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Girl arrested on suspicion of trafficking baby to China

Border guards in northern Lang Son Province have arrested a girl for allegedly trafficking a newborn baby to China, online newspaper news.zing.vn has reported.

Young girl follows family tradition to become a shaman

When most people hear the word shaman, they imagine a wizened old man with a long white beard. At just 17 years old, Lieu Thi Minh Tho defies all expectations, surprising everyone with her deep knowledge of rituals.

Deputy Prime Minister asks for investigation on red-claw crayfish

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked concerned ministries to check and clarify press reports and information about invasive red-claw crayfish.

 

VTF Masters 500 to be held in Lang Son

Lang Son Province will for the first time host the Viet Nam Tennis Federation Masters 500 event on June 3-9.

50kg of crayfish seized in Lang Son

On Saturday, police in Lang Son Province seized 50kg of crayfish being transported in a coach.

Visit Lang Son to try Tay specialty banh ngai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banh ngai (wormwood cake) is one of famous specialties of Lang Son’s Tay ethnic group. This popular dish leaves an impression on any traveller visiting the province.

Experiencing local life in Lang Son

 VietNamNet Bridge – When visiting the northern province of Lang Son, Bac Son District’s Quynh Son Commune is often the first stop for tourists who wish to experience local life through homestays.

Peach flower festival kicks off in Lang Son

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 200 beautiful peach trees in full blossom are on display at the Peach Flower Festival, which is being held for the first time in the northern province of Lang Son.

Bac Son valley in ripe rice season

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was one of the hottest months of the year. The heat and humidity made us easily frustrated and bad tempered.

In photos: A yin-yang tile making village

 VietNamNet Bridge – The yin-yang tile making villages in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son are busy at this time of year.

Lang Son: landslides claim seven lives

 A landslide in early September 17 in Dong Dang town in the northern province of Lang Son killed six people, the National Committee for Search and Rescue reported.

Photos: Autumn in Y Ty and Bac Son

 Being a mountainous commune of Bat Xat district at an altitude over 2,000 m, Y Ty is not only famous as the land of clouds, but also as a place with beautiful terraces. When the autumn comes, Y Ty is full of the yellow color of rice.

Photos: Lang Son ravaged by floods

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past two days, heavy downpours have caused widespread flooding in northern mountainous provinces after Typhoon Rammasun struck the region.

Thousands of trucks stuck in Lang Son

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of trucks loaded with fruit have been stuck at the Tan Thanh border gate in Lang Son Province for several days.

Kingdom of Trinh Tuong houses

 VietNamNet Bridge - Huu Khanh Commune in Binh Loc District is locally known as the "kingdom" of Trinh tuong houses, streets of Trinh tuong houses or land of Trinh tuong houses.  

Woman cons lenders out of $5m in cash

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern border province of Lang Son's Police have started investigations into the affairs of a woman who is believed to have run off with hundreds of billions of dong.

Flash floods devastate north

 VietNamNet Bridge – Torrential rains, floods and landslides in northern provinces have claimed 25 lives since the beginning of the month, according to the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention.

VND600 million of counterfeit money seized at Vietnam-China border

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the largest amounts of counterfeiting money – over VND600 million ($30,000) was seized by the authorities of Lang Son province at the Vietnam-China border on August 1.

Lang Son: Couple goes into insolvency with tens of millions USD

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lang Son Province Police on Sunday arrested a couple to investigate the act of appropriating property.

Folk song strikes chord with school

 VietNamNet Bridge – Born in Van Quan District in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son, considered the birthplace of then folk singing, Hoang Trong Thai has loved the melodies since she was young.