The north western province of Lao Cai and China’s Yunnan province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to boost their cooperation in the tourist sector.

Under the four-point MoU, inked on September 8, the two sides agree to work closely to further increase tourist promotion.

They will hold annual meetings to timely solve arising problems that could harm their cooperation.

At their meeting in Sapa district, the two sides’ officials also agreed to assist each other in organising trade fairs, exhibitions – as part of measures to boost cross-border travellers.

They proposed that the two countries’ border-gate agencies should facilitate the cooperation.

On the occasion, the two sides made introduction on their tourist potentials, focusing on famous tourist sites./.