On the afternoon of March 14, as part of the "Meeting 2025" event series, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Sinh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, hosted a courtesy meeting with Mr. Oudet Souvannavong, President of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Ms. Ingrid Christensen, Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Vietnam; and Mr. James Tan, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Business Chamber in Vietnam.
With the tradition of solidarity, will, aspiration to rise up, promote potential and advantages, Lao Cai is gradually building and affirming its position as the connecting center of the Northern Midlands and Mountains region.
Developing agriculture towards commodity production is considered one of the important solutions for the agricultural sector to catch up with the trend of modern agricultural development. This is also a direction to facilitate the application of scientific and technological advances in production, promote mechanization, promote production linkages along the value chain, create safe products from production to consumption to bring high economic value.
On the afternoon of March 7, in Hanoi, a delegation of Lao Cai province led by Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, visited and worked with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam. The delegation included leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches.
In 2025, Lao Cai province sets an economic growth target of over 10%. Based on clearly identifying opportunities and challenges, under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, the direction, management and administration of the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee, all levels, sectors and localities of the province focus on synchronously and drastically implementing solutions to effectively attract investment resources, develop sectors and fields, and ensure growth scenarios.
Within the framework of a working trip to Lao Cai province, early in the afternoon of March 3, Mr. Ito Naoki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam signed an aid contract for 3 localities of Lao Cai province including: Bac Ha district, Bao Yen district and Bat Xat district.
At noon on March 3, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee welcomed and held a working session with Mr. Ito Naoki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam.
Each ethnic minority has its own distinct design and visual art, which contribute to the distinctiveness of their traditional clothing. Like other ethnic groups, the Xa Pho ethnic group's costumes are made of cotton, linen, indigo dyed, and brocade embroidery, but they have one particular feature that distinguishes their costume culture. That is the art of beading to make brocade designs for their clothes.
Every Saturday, the Y Ty market (Bat Xat) serves as a venue for the Ha Nhi, Mong, and Dao ethnic groups to exchange goods, trade, and culture. Many travelers visit Y Ty market to enjoy the colorful cultural space and buy fresh agricultural items with the rich flavor of the mountains and forests as gifts.
On the afternoon of July 16, in Lao Cai, the Lao Cai Provincial Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion collaborated with the Lao Cai Provincial Business Association (Vietnam) and the China Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Hekou District Branch, Yunnan Province (China) to organize a conference on connecting trade and exchanges between Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises in 2024.
