A forest fire occurred at the Hoang Lien National Park in Seo My Ty Village, Ta Van Commune, Sa Pa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, the provincial authorities declared on Tuesday.

Lao Cai border gate economic zone is the only economic zone in the North with an international border gate located in the city.

On September 19, the delegations of Lao Cai city and Hekou district met to discuss the supervision of a border river embankment building project.

Secretary of the Sa Pa Town Party Committee Phan Dang Toan gave an overview of the socio-economic development situation of Sa Pa in recent times at a reception for the delegation of Pingbian County, Yunnan province (China).

On September 23, representatives of the Honghe County Health Department (Yunnan province, China) and the Health Department of Lao Cai province (Vietnam) met to discuss measures for promoting medical cooperation between the two sides.

Lao Cai province takes the development of the border gate economy, manufacturing and processing industry, tourism, and commodity agriculture as the driving force.

On October 15, the 5th talks, round 2 on cultural propaganda work between the Propaganda Department of the Lao Cai City Party Committee and the Propaganda Department of the Dao Autonomous District Party Committee of Hekou Province was held.

On the afternoon of October 25, in Lao Cai city, the third meeting on preparations for the 23rd Vietnam - China International Trade Fair in 2023 was held.

The Military Command of Bao Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on October 19 removed a 350-kilogramme bomb left from wartime in Bao Ha commune, and destroyed it safely.

Heavy rain in Lao Cai province on September 12 night had caused flash flood and landslides in several areas, killing two people, missing four people and washing away many local residents’ property in Lien Minh Commune.

A woman in the northern tourist town of Sapa has been fined VND 22 million for forcing her two small children to sell products to tourists in the area.

A kindergarten school made of recycled plastic – the first of this kind in Vietnam, was put into operation on September 9 in Cao Son commune in Muong Khuong district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The Kim Thanh II international border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai suspended import-export activities from today, July 4, after China discovered Vietnamese goods having the coronavirus.

Vietnamese enterprises should be cautious before transporting agricultural products to Lao Cai's Kim Thanh II border gate for export to minimise losses although Chinese authorities are piloting the re-import of these products.