The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will take place from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, the Vietnam Tourism Association announced on January 23.
President Tran Dai Quang on January 13 visited and presented Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to state policy beneficiaries, poor households in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
Eight Tay Bac (northwestern mountainous) provinces enjoyed a year-on-year rise of 11.8 percent in the number of visitors in 2016 thanks to their close cooperation in tourism promotion.
Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai welcomed about 35,000 visitors in the three-day calendar New Year holiday, a slight rise over the same time in 2016.
Border guards from Vietnam’s Lao Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Lao Cai and China’s Hekou International Border Gate in Yunnan province on January 1 held a joint patrol along the Red River from the border marker number 99 to 104.
Fansipan in Sa Pa, Lao Cai, 3,143m high, dubbed as the Indochina's roof, is now an attractive destinations with the modern cable system, earning two world records granted by the Guinness World Record.
More than 200 youth representatives of Vietnam and China participated in a tree planting ceremony in Lao Cai province to solidify the two neighbours’ friendship.
Luli Cox of Brazil won the women’s title at the Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon (VMBM), which closed in the mountains surrounding Sapa in Lao Cai province on November 6.
Y Ty, a commune in Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a famous destination among travellers. It is well-known for both natural and human beauty.
Y Ty commune in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province has become an appealing destination for local and international tourists thanks to its beautiful paddy fields and traditional forest-worship rituals.
Lao Cai province held a ceremony on October 1 to mark the 25th anniversary of its re-establishment after the former Hoang Lien Son province was split into Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces.