Peace and tranquility in Séo Mý Tỷ

Séo Mý Tỷ still retains the characteristics of a Mông village in Sa Pa Town, Lào Cai Province, with roofs thatched with pơ mu wood and terraced fields winding around the highest man-made lake in Indochina.

Snow falls on Fansipan Mountain due to cold snap

Snow is rarely seen in Việt Nam, and that’s why some tourists got excited seeing it on the country's highest mountain on Sunday.

Officials, Party members face discipline, Party expulsion for violations The Communist Party’s Secretariat yesterday issued a decision to expel four officials from its membership for their violations of the Party’s regulations.

Tày women of Bản Liền fix roof while sun shines

A northwestern village is embracing female empowerment through an NGO project

Northern provinces with potential for economic development under the forest canopy

With forest coverage of nearly 51 per cent, the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu has been witnessing great benefits in terms of environment, water resources and people’s incomes.

Lào Cai's Fansipan peak covered in frost This is the second time frost has appeared on the mountain peak since the beginning of this year's winter.

Vietnamese female director honoured at International Documentary Film Festival

Young Vietnamese director Hà Lệ Diễm has been honoured in the Best Directing category at the 2021 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam for her film Những Đứa Trẻ Trong Sương (Children of the Mist).

So H'mong Homestay offers Bắc Hà's best treats

After more than a year of social distancing, lockdown and devastating health issues, we got a chance to sneak away to the mountains and stay at So H'mong Homestay for a few days.

Australian programme helps Vietnamese farmers overcome pandemic

The Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Programme is an AU$ 33.7 million (US$22.5 million) Australian Government funded initiative that promotes gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, with a focus on the ethnically diverse provinces of Sơn La and Lào Cai in Việt Nam’s north-west. The programme has spared no efforts in helping local enterprises overcome the obstacles caused by the pandemic to maintain operations. Lê Hương chats with Phil Harman, the programme’s team leader, on the efforts.

Agriculture entrepreneurs: start-ups full of passion Without leaving their hometown, many young people in Lào Cai are establishing successful businesses at their place of birth. In the middle of their villages, their will to succeed is forged, as well as their ambitions to change mindsets and create a better life.