Lai Chau

A ceremony was held on October 26 to mark 20 years of the establishment of Lai Chau city’s Party Organisation (October 26, 2004 - 2024), and Lai Chau township (now Lai Chau city) (October 10, 2004 - 2024) of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

Phong Tho, a border district in the northwestern province of Lai Chau, is home to over 8,000 ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees, the largest number of such trees in the region.

The Lai Chau Tourism-Culture Week 2024 will take place from October 8-11 with a set of diverse activities, highlighted by a Vietnam-China art exchange, and a sanctioned Marathon event.

Over the past years, Lai Chau’s efforts to encourage industrial expansion have helped the northern province promote its advantages in terms of materials and workforce, creating high-quality products with high value.

A delegation from the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, led by alternate member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Vu Manh Ha, paid a working trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from September 30 to October 4, seeking ways to bolster cooperation with the East Asian country.

The Ma Lu Thang Border Guard Station, in Phong Tho district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is working to modernise immigration procedures and enhance the effectiveness of state management at border checkpoints and border diplomacy as a top priority for maintaining territorial sovereignty and border security.

To boost investment attraction, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau Le Van Luong has directed local departments and localities to improve business environment and competitiveness throughout the remainder of 2024.

The Lai Chau provincial Border Guard and the Honghe border management team under the Jin Shuihe border immigration checkpoint of China conducted a joint law enforcement patrol along their shared border on September 27.

The 14th-tenure provincial Party Committee of Lai Chau province on September 14 held a thematic conference on finalising detailed draft reports that will be submitted to the 15th Provincial Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term.

Delegations of Vietnam’s Thu Lum, Ma Lu Thang Border Gate, Si Lo Lau and Y Ty border posts and China’s Jin Shuihe border exit and entry checkpoint held talks on August 1 in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to exchange professional knowledge in the second quarter of 2024.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cross-border cooperation between the Lai Chau Economic Zone Management Board and the administration of Jinping district, China's Yunnan province, was signed in the northern province of Lai Chau on July 30.

The Employment Service Centre in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau and the MAIEDU Training Consultant Joint Stock Company provided a month-long Korean language training and career orientation for 47 local workers who will go to work in Mungyeong city, North Gyeongsang province, the Republic of Korea (RoK), later this year.

The Lu community, a minority group with a population of less than 10,000 people, mainly resides in Lai Chau province. They boast a rich and diverse cultural heritage, marked by unique characteristics. Over the years, the northern mountainous province has prioritized the preservation and development of their traditional crafts, including brocade weaving and basketry.

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has grown by an estimated 5.54% in the first half of this year, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Chairman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Lai Chau Le Van Luong on May 8 hosted a reception for Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil, during which the host proposed stronger cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

Vice Chairman of the Lai Chau People's Committee Ha Trong Hai received a visiting delegation from the Indian Embassy and the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) in the northwestern mountainous province on November 8.

Lung Tung, Then Kin Pang, Nang Han, Kin lau khau mau, and Han Khuong festivals are some of the unique festivals of the Thai ethnic people in the locality.

Phong Tho, a border district with China in the northwestern province of Lai Chau, is home to over 8,000 ancient tea trees, the largest number of such trees in the region.

Pa Khom Bay in Ban Chat Reservoir in Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province, is referred to by local people as a “miniature Ha Long Bay” in the northwest region thanks to its wild and majestic beauty.

The international road passenger transport route between the Mu La Thang border gate in Vietnam’s Lai Chau province and the Jin Shuihe border gate in China’s Yunnan province has been opened to traffic following a ceremony on June 13.