In the first 9 months of 2024, Lao Cai province has achieved important results in the construction of new rural areas. Notably, Bao Thang district and Lao Cai city keep maintaining the level of completion of the task of building new rural areas. These are two typical localities in maintaining and developing new rural criteria, contributing to forming bright spots in the whole province.
On the morning of October 14, the working delegation of the Ministry of Information and Communications led by Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation, worked with the information and communications sector of Lao Cai province.
Implementing the policies of the Party and the State, over the years, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee of Lao Cai province have always paid deep attention to women's work in general and female cadre work in particular to meet the requirements of construction and development of the province.
On the afternoon of October 22, the Provincial People's Committee held a closing ceremony for voting of typical rural industrial products of Lao Cai province in 2024.
On October 8, in Hanoi, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union organized the first Nguyen Thi Dinh Award ceremony and honored the exemplary district women's union chairwoman nationwide in 2024.
Lao Cai is a mountainous, border province located between the Northeast and Northwest regions. The whole province has over 781 thousand people, including many ethnic groups living together, with ethnic minorities accounting for over 66.2% of the province's population. The whole province has 138 communes, wards, and towns in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; 1,174 villages and residential groups, of which 605 are extremely disadvantaged.
Recognizing the position, role, and importance of safeguarding national sovereignty and border security in the new context, in recent years, the Lao Cai Border Guard Force has effectively implemented border diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy, closely linked to the movement "All people participate in protecting national sovereignty and border security in the new situation".
Lao Cai province places a strong emphasis on developing the information and communications technology sector, with a particular focus on digital transformation. The Lao Cai Provincial Party Congress resolution has identified seven key tasks and two breakthrough areas: infrastructure development (including information and communication technology infrastructure, digital infrastructure) and tourism development.
Despite many difficulties and obstacles, in the period from 2021 to 2025, the implementation of the National Target Program (NTP) 1719 has achieved many successes, gradually and fundamentally changing the appearance of rural areas and areas with a large number of ethnic minorities (EM) living in Lao Cai province.
Implementing the working plan in Laos, from October 20 to October 24, the Military Command of Lao Cai province and the Military Command of Bo Keo province - Lao People's Democratic Republic held talks and signed a twinning agreement between the two units.
