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Hundreds artists of 12 art troupes from northern mountainous provinces will take part in a national song and dance festival in Cao Bang province between June 29 and July 7.

Hat Then (Then singing) with handmade gourd lute called “Dan Tinh” is a distinctive musical genre of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam.

Cao Bang has taken creative and effective ways to promote external relations and international cooperation for its stronger socio-economic development, said Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in a meeting with leaders of the northern border province on May 18.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang announced the Prime Minister’s decision on the establishment of Phia Oac – Phia Den National Park on May 14.

The ethnic Nang Hai festival in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage

Vietnamese and French localities have signed a cooperation agreement on managing and developing geoparks after Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province was named a UNESCO global geopark on April 12.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on April 12.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has requested military units in Cao Bang to well prepare for the fifth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme.

The Employment Service Centres of Cao Bang and the bordering Chongzoa city in China's Guangxi Zhuang have signed an MoU on cooperation in cross-border labour management, recruitment and supply.

Health insurance has been a focus for the Party and State for years. Thanks to the implementation of special health insurance policies for ethnic minority groups in remote areas

A delegation from the Agerina technology group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 9 met with officials of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to seek cooperation opportunities in agriculture development with the locality.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed a decision on the establishment of Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to preserve typical ecosystem and biodiversity.

The end of the year is a busy time for the blacksmiths of Phuc Sen village in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

A five-year “HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control Project” has helped reduce HIV transmission and raised awareness to better prevent the disease in the northeast mountainous province of Cao Bang.