>>> Shining a new Lao Cai: The first days of overcoming difficulties

The Congress resolution expanded on the above determination, stating that "by 2005, there will be no more hungry households and stable population, essentially sedentary farming and settlement for nearly 100,000 people in the highlands." Many close, right, and win policies were implemented following the Congress. To receive the handover from his predecessor, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Bui Quang Vinh directed the development of 7 key work programs with 29 thematic projects and resolutions - the "soul" of the solutions to poverty.

As a new breath of life, the Government's Program 135 was introduced into the construction of electrical facilities - roads - schools - stations in rural and highland areas, creating a "push" for the restructuring of the agro-forestry economy in Lao Cai province. When the new mechanism was approved by the Central Government, Lao Cai decided to "relocate the palace," relocating the province's administrative center to the Lao Cai - Cam Duong New Urban Area, thereby creating a "golden" opportunity for development. It was a wise decision to launch a "major campaign" of ideology in the province and city's party committees, authorities, departments, and branches. This is also a measure of officials, civil servants, government employees, and employees' awareness of new things, expertise, ethics, and lifestyles that only insiders understand.

Transport infrastructure is invested and developed to create a push for Lao Cai highlands to rise to hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

The accomplishments after 15 years of re-establishing the province and renovating the country serve as the foundation for the 13th Provincial Party Congress in December 2005 to determine: The guiding ideology is determined to mobilize all resources. to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, improve people's living standards, and lay the groundwork for long-term development.

It has created a strong position and force for Lao Cai's development by implementing the Resolutions of the 12th and 13th Party Congresses, with the red thread being 7 key work programs with 29 thematic projects and resolutions. In which the poor and disadvantaged province's economic proportion has shifted in the direction of industry, service, and tourism. The old gathering area was Tang Loong Industrial Park; the provincial town will be upgraded to a class II city, expanding to the south; agriculture - rural areas awoke and transformed themselves in the direction of new production; and the border-gate economy has promoted the potential of Lao Cai's position - a bridge on the economic corridor of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong - Hanoi with Kunming and a bridge on the economic corridor of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong When the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway opens, traffic will flow through the southwest region of China. Culture and society have made remarkable progress; universalizing primary education and eradicating illiteracy have been significant achievements; health care for the people has made significant progress...

Mr. Bui Quang Vinh, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, summarized the achievements in the article "Creating position and strength for Lao Cai to develop" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Lao Cai province (1907 - 2007): According to the Resolutions of the X, XI, and XII Congresses, GDP increased 2.2 times between 1991 and 2005, average income increased 3.2 times, exports increased 20 times, and the rate of inflation increased 20 times. Poor households have been reduced by more than seven times, culture and society have advanced significantly, rural security has been firmly established, border areas have been cleared, new labor resources have been established, and trained grassroots personnel are gradually responding to new tasks. The desire to rebuild Lao Cai, which is rich and beautiful and located firmly on the northern border, is becoming a reality....

Targeting the Northwestern development center

Entering a new era, in addition to implementing the Resolutions of the XIV and XV Provincial Party Congresses, effectively promoting Program 135 and then vigorously implementing the National Target Program on rural construction. The socioeconomic picture of Lao Cai province is improving...

The journey to combat poverty following the province's re-establishment has created a strong stance and motivation for Lao Cai to firmly maintain its position as a bridge during the period of industrialization, modernization, and international cooperation. In the last three decades, generations of workers overcame difficulties and challenges to create a new Lao Cai. Agriculture - Rural areas have been saved from becoming hotspots thanks to the implementation of Program 135 and the National Target Program for the construction of new rural areas. Industrialization and modernization in mining and deep processing of apatite, iron ore, copper, and other minerals fundamentally alter the economic composition; development services contribute to long-term budget revenue. Tourism is a lever for shifting the proportion of the economic structure, and the establishment of a tourist town in Sa Pa under the current administrative reform conditions awakens inherent advantages and potentials. Significant progress has been made in the fields of culture, education, and health care. People have marked the progress that previous generations hoped for.…

Sa Pa upland changes.

The above accomplishments were made possible because the Party, administration, and people of ethnic groups in the province took advantage of opportunities and used their advantages to overcome the difficulties and challenges of a province that had suffered many losses following the war. Newly re-established border defense. Each party congress is a watershed moment in the evolution of the party, identifying the causes and lessons learned to choose the right problem, knowing how to focus on the central and key issues, and knowing how to promote all resources to exploit. The province consistently identifies the highlands and rural areas with a high concentration of ethnic minorities as the most important fronts on which to focus investment capital. For many years, Lao Cai has advocated investment and exploitation of three advantages in order to create a breakthrough for development: border gate economy; development of the mining industry; transition to deep processing; and development of tourism.

The aforementioned advantages have consolidated and created a new position, effectively shifting the economic structure toward industry-service and tourism, as well as acting as a lever to promote the production of goods and create production value. a large increase in budget revenue Along with socioeconomic development, cultural development, people's health, and human resource training and retraining are always priorities... The goal of quickly removing Lao Cai from the poor province is a burning desire of the province's ethnic minorities, and it is a belief for future generations of Lao Cai that is gradually becoming a reality.

A new era is beginning, and the accomplishments that generations of Lao Cai people have made through hardships and challenges serve as a stable fulcrum for the next generation to persevere in the goal: To develop Lao Cai comprehensively, to become a center and bridge connecting economic and external trade between Vietnam, ASEAN countries, and the Southwest region of China; by 2025, Lao Cai will continue to be a developed province of the Northern Midlands and Mountains, by 2030, a good province of the entire country, and by 2045, a developed province of the entire country.