ജ Landslide kills 5, injures 4 at hydropower construction site in Lai Chau
The landslide occurred at around 10am on May 16 at the construction site of the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower project in Si Lo Lau commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province.
♔ Vietnam-China international road passenger transport service launched
The international road passenger transport route between the Mu La Thang border gate in Vietnam’s Lai Chau province and the Jin Shuihe border gate in China’s Yunnan province has been opened to traffic following a ceremony on June 13.
🔥 Japan helps promote economic empowerment for Lai Chau’s young ethnic people
A project on economic empowerment for young ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has had many activities to create livelihoods, promote gender equality, and facilitate youth development after two years of implementation.
♏ President attends festival of great national unity in Lai Chau
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the festival of great national unity in communes of Khong Lao, Muong So, Hoang Then in Phong Tho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 11, on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of Traditional Day of Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18).
🍌 Vietnamese teenager tricked to work in Cambodia rescued
Border guards in the northern border province of Lai Chau announced that they have coordinated with their counterparts in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh and Blue Dragon Children's Foundation to successfully rescue a teenager who was tricked to work in Cambodia.
🌊 Canadian-funded project helps advance ethnic women’s economic empowerment
A meeting took place in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on September 21 to review the local implementation of the Canadian-funded project “Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in Vietnam – AWEEV”.
Lai Chau moves to further promote human rights
Human rights are becoming an increasingly important issue in global political life and one of the three pillars of the United Nations' activities along with peace and security-development.
ꦬ Government official pays Tet visit to ethnic people in Lai Chau
Minister-Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Hau A Lenh on January 14 led a delegation to pay a visit to ethnic minority groups in Than Uyen district of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
🗹 The simple joy of children in mountainous northwestern region
Without good conditions like their peers in lowland areas, children in the mountainous northwestern region still enjoy an unaffected and joyful life with home-made toys.
🍎 Downpour-triggered landslide kills one in Lai Chau
One man lost his life on late August 17 in a landside triggered by torrential rains in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
ꦍ Efforts requested to overcome consequences of earthquake in Lai Chau
The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on June 16 issued an official message requesting joint efforts of various agencies to overcome consequences of a strong earthquake that hit the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau earlier on the day.
New roads to link to northern mountains
Two new roads will be built connecting the northern mountainous region with Hanoi, said the Ministry of Transport.
🐓 Lai Chau works to promote children’s participation in policy making
National Assembly deputies and members of the People’s Council of Lai Chau province held a dialogue on June 21 with representatives of children in the northern mountainous province.
🍬 20 localities hit by African swine fever after Lai Chau outbreak
The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau announced its first African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on March 19, raising the total number of disease-hit localities nationwide to 20.
ꦦ ADB loan funds transport connectivity project in mountainous provinces
The Ministry of Finance and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on March 5 signed a loan worth over 188 million USD for a transport connectivity project in northern mountainous provinces.
𝓡 Lai Chau border force presents scholarships to poor students
The Border Guard of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has presented 166 scholarships worth a total of 500 million VND (21,500 USD) to poor students in the province’s border localities.
♔ Lai Chau supports sustainable poverty alleviation
The north-western mountainous province of Lai Chau has implemented various measures to boost local living standards in line with the provincial Party Committee’s resolution on sustainable poverty alleviation for 2016 – 2020.
𒈔 Legal proceedings launched after serious accident in Lai Chau
Police in the northern province of Lai Chau have decided to start legal proceeding after an accident between a concrete mixer truck and a coach on National High No 4D through Tam Duong district which left 13 dead on September 15.
🦂 Over 618 tonnes of rice offered to Lai Chau province
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 10 instructed the Ministry of Finance to provide more than 618 tonnes of rice to the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
ꦺ Casualties, missing victims from landslides in Lai Chau amount to 15
Landslides triggered by torrential rains claimed nine lives and left six others missing in Phong Tho district of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
🐼 Lai Chau to evacuate people in landslide-prone areas
The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is preparing to evacuate local residents in areas prone to landslides as it braces for complicated weather over the next few days.