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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/5

VN firm to distribute US trucks, Lao Cai, Yunnan to build EZ, Under-1-billion-VND homes attract buyers, BRG Group brings Hilton to Hai Phong, GP Invest invests $139 million in Trang An Complex

Grievous misuse of environmental protection fees

VietNamNet Bridge – An attempt to misuse environmental protection fees collected from miners was uncovered by a Vietnam Minerals Coalition survey.

Wedding of Giay ethnic people in Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Giay people care a great deal about marriage and the continuation of the family line but less concern about family’s wealth or poverty. For them, the most important things are morality, family tradition, and respect.

Bac Ha Market – special cultural feature in Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Ha Market in Lao Cai Province is held every Sunday morning and offers a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and housewares.

The striking appeal of northwestern region

VietNamNet Bridge – Blankets of cloud and midst covering mountain ranges and beautiful valleys in winter entice both domestic and foreign travelers to the northwestern region of Vietnam. 

Sapa among world’s top 9 new tourist attractions

 VietNamNet Bridge – A highly acclaimed British website providing tourist information and guides, Rough Guides has listed Sapa- a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province among top 9 new tourist attractions around the world.

Young riders’ traveling way

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traveling on a motorbike has become popular among many young people in Vietnam in recent years. Each person has his or her own reason to go on such a trip

Lao Cai flood victims seek compensation

 VietNamNet Bridge – A waste water reservoir in the northern province of Lao Cai burst at the beginning of last month, flooding local residents' fields, ponds and wells, but they are yet to receive compensation.

Vietnam preserves ethnic languages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the glow of a winter fire in her wooden house, Ly Thi Tung holds high a brown-paper book of Mong folk songs.

Buckwheat flowers turn out a tourist draw for Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buckwheat, a plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds, which are used as a kind of food, creates striking sights when it is in blossom,

Photos: The most powerful house in the white highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge - After nearly 100 years of existence, the mansion or palace of Hoang A Tuong, the King of the ethnic Meo people in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province still retains the majesty of the most powerful clan in the white highlands.

Expat enlivens schools with art

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sa Pa Market, in the heart of mountainous northern province of Lao Cai, is in full swing by midday. A myriad of colours interwoven into ethnic garb enliven the bustling atmosphere.

Enjoying Sapa budget-minded diner’s way

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are high-quality touring services available when one visits Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, there are many high-priced things in the mist-enveloped town for ones

Conquering the Fansipan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Fansipan, often dubbed the Roof of Indochina since it at 3,143m is the highest mountain in Indochina, is becoming a favorite destination among professional mountain climbers.

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.

Tour bus plunges down ravine in Lao Cai killing 12

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bus accident in Lao Cai late on the evening of September 1 sent a bus veering off the road and plummeting down a ravine, leaving at least 12 people dead and 41 others injured.

Conquering Fansipan from the ground up

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Viet Nam's tallest mountain is certainly not as intimidating as Everest, reaching the summit is hardly an easy feat. Le Viet Khanh describes the unforgettable experience of tackling Mount Fansipan.

Biodiversity conservation centre established in national park

 VietNamNet Bridge – A rescue and conservation centre was opened in Hoang Lien National Park in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 28.

Mist in Ham Rong Mount

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ham Rong Mountain, which belongs to the majestic Hoang Lien Son Range in Sapa District, Lao Cai Province and is about 30 kilometers from Lao Cai Town, looks like a jaw of a dragon opening wide to the sky.

Black Ha Nhi people in Lao Cai

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the northern mountain commune of Bat Xat of Lao Cai Province, the Black Ha Nhi ethnic people live in 8 out of 16 villages, making up 54% of the commune’s population.