Thanks to the effective implementation of the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" and the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, Sin Suoi Ho commune in Lai Chau province is taking on a new look, helping improve living standards and strengthen the great national unity bloc.
Located at nearly 1,500 m above sea level and surrounded by pristine forests and majestic mountains, Sin Suoi Ho enjoys a cool climate year-round. The village is home entirely to ethnic Mong people, who have preserved their traditional cultural values for generations, from wooden houses and stone fences to musical instruments, farming tools, and communal ways of life.
New Chairman of the Lai Chau provincial People's Committee Ha Quang Trung pledged to continue reform efforts, enhance the effectiveness of State management, and fully perform his duties in accordance with the Constitution and law.
Over the past years, village cultural houses in Thu Lum commune, Lai Chau province, have played a vital role as the heart of social and cultural life in the border region.
With more than 265 km of borderline, Lai Chau not only serves as a protective shield for national sovereignty and security but also functions as a vital bridge for economic, cultural and social exchanges between the country and its neighbours.
Building on longstanding the traditional friendship with localities in China’s Yunnan province and Laos' northern provinces, Lai Chau has now developed a diversified foreign relations network.
The traditional New Year celebration of the Ha Nhi ethnic group in Thu Lum border commune, northern Lai Chau province, falls in mid-November each year - a time locals see as a well-earned break after a year of hard work.
At the first-ever Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi, among more than 3,000 booths from across Vietnam, those representing the northwestern provinces brought a distinctive breath of mountain life right in the heart of the capital.
In recent years, many localities in the northern Lai Chau province have adopted creative and effective approaches, to implement Resolution No. 04 of the Provincial Party Committee on preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural identities of ethnic groups, in connection with tourism development.
The two sides reached consensus on strengthening friendship, expanding practical cooperation, deepening partnership, and enhancing people-to-people exchanges, which are expected to create strong momentum for them to foster cooperation in culture, sports, and tourism.
The Lai Chau leader encouraged the two sides' agencies and businesses to transfer agricultural technologies, particularly those for crop cultivation, harvesting, preservation, and processing of medicinal herbs and fruits, as well as to share plant breeding techniques.
A young Party member in Lai Chau expressed his hope that the Party will continue to adopt bold policies to improve the livelihoods of ethnic communities in mountainous areas, place greater emphasis on education and health care, and promote border trade in association with preserving the cultural identity of ethnic groups.
Lai Chau province is turning rich ethnic traditions into unique tourism products, helping preserve cultural heritage while boosting local incomes and socio-economic growth.
A delegation of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on October 12 held talks with a delegation from Laos' Oudomxay province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Governor Vongsavanh Saynhavong.
As part of the 2025 Culture and Tourism Week, the second Lai Chau Marathon has attracted 1,500 registered participants.
In recent years, many localities in Lai Chau province have introduced creative approaches, to preserve and promote the rich traditional cultural identity of ethnic communities, closely linking it with tourism development.
Lai Chau is endowed with abundant natural tourism assets, including the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range, home to seven of Vietnam’s highest peaks, including the Pusilung, Putaleng, Ta Lien Sơn, and Bach Moc Luong Tu.
Le Minh Ngan, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Lai Chau Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure, was elected as Secretary of the provincial Party Committee for the 2025–2030 term.
Lai Chau has made important strides during 2020–2025 thanks to unity and resilience. The province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) expanded by an average of 5.4% annually, reaching 32.6 trillion VND (1.23 billion USD), while per capita income rose to about 65 million VND per year, up 21.3 million VND from 2020.
The schools will offer long-term and good opportunities for thousands of ethnic minority students, support sustainable local development, and reinforce the great national solidarity.