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With a long borderline of nearly 232 km adjacent to China, Lang Son province has long been facing illegal border entry and exit.

Raising public awareness of gender equality as well as improving status of women and girls are considered as keys to reduce the unbalanced sex ratio at birth, said Deputy General Director of the General Office for Population - Family Planning Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan on October 8.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc worked with key officials of Lang Son on September 30, emphasising the completion of the Bac Giang-Lang Son highway, particularly segment connecting to the Huu Nghi (Friendship) International Border Gate in this northern mountainous province, which will help facilitate trade with China.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc applauded the continually improved investment climate of Lang Son while addressing an investment promotion conference of this northern border province on September 30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 30 attended an investment promotion conference in Lang Son province, which is held to call for more capital flow into the locality.

The Bac Giang – Lang Son Expressway will open to traffic after two years of construction, helping shorten the travel time from Hanoi to the Lang Son province by more than three hours.

Police in the northern border province of Lang Son have arrested a suspect allegedly trafficking 60 bricks (about 21 kilogrammes) of heroin.

The northern province of Lang Son is promoting its specialities, especially Chi Lang custard-apple, at an event at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture in Hanoi.

A campaign to reduce plastic waste was launched in Huu Lung district, the northern mountainous province of Lang Son, on August 14 to raise awareness among youngsters about the damaging impact of the rubbish.

A meeting in response to the National Day on Anti-Trafficking in Persons took place in the northern border province of Lang Son on July 30.

Dong Dang International Railway Station in the northern border province of Lang Son was recognised as a tourist site on July 8.

British businesspeople have said Vietnam is an attractive investment destination, as well as being a top tourist spot.

Thousands of people flocked to the Mau Son national tourist site in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on June 16 for a tourism festival.

Authorities of the northern border province of Lang Son take promotion as an important work to develop the local tourism and have paid great attention to the populariation of its images to the people both inside and outside the country, according to insiders.