According to the Provincial Statistics Office, in May 2025, the total investment capital implemented from the state budget managed by localities in the province reached nearly 415 billion Vietnamese Dong, an increase of 4.44% over the same period last year.
To ensure the consumption of fresh tea buds for tea growers, Muong Khuong district has attracted 3 more tea processing projects.
On the morning of May 14, Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee worked with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation led by Mr. Marc Perez Casas - Urban Development Expert to evaluate the completion of the 2nd Urban Development Project along the Mekong Subregion (GMS) Corridor - Sa Pa Urban Subproject.
During the 5-day holiday on April 30 and May 1 (from April 30 to May 4), the authorities at Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II (Kim Thanh Border Gate) completed customs clearance procedures for 1,625 vehicles carrying import and export goods.
On the afternoon of April 26, Lao Cai Iron and Steel Factory under Vietnam - China Minerals and Metallurgy Company Limited (VTM) officially resumed its blast furnace after nearly 3 years of inactivity due to many reasons.
Although the construction has just started, in recent days, the construction site of the road bridge project across the Red River border of Ban Vuoc, Bat Xat (Vietnam) - Ba Sai (China) has been quite busy because the contractor is speeding up construction directions to ensure the project is completed by September 2026, after 18 months of construction.
On April 21, in Lao Cai city, the Department of Finance of Lao Cai province coordinated with the Department of Industry and Trade of Kien Giang province to organize a conference to connect trade and promote consumption of typical products, OCOP products, and typical rural industrial products of Kien Giang and Lao Cai provinces.
In 2024, the province's agricultural sector growth will reach 1.74%. In early 2025, the sector set a target of striving for a growth rate of 4.2%. However, according to Plan No. 102/KH-UBND dated February 24, 2025 of the Provincial People's Committee on implementing the economic growth target in 2025, Lao Cai province assigned the growth rate of agriculture, forestry and fishery to reach from 4.5 to 5%.
That was the statement of Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee at the working session with the delegation of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) on coordination to remove obstacles for the Group's industrial production projects in Lao Cai province. The working session took place on the afternoon of April 3 in Lao Cai city.
The completed project will create a green - clean - beautiful space, meeting the cultural, recreational and entertainment needs of the people, while creating a good impression on tourists when they arrive at Lao Cai station, starting their journey to destinations in the province.
