From January to early June, the total import-export turnover through Lang Son’s border gates reached over 34 billion USD, up 36% year-on-year.

A wide range of Vietnamese agricultural products are entering the peak harvest time, resulting in thousands of trucks arriving daily at the border gates in Lang Son province for export to China.

Lang Son Geopark of Vietnam has been officially recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark, alongside 15 others worldwide, at a special certificate presentation ceremony held in Paris on June 2.

With the advantage of having two international border gates, a bilateral border gate and seven sub-border gates, Lang Son has emerged as an important logistics centre for many foreign companies, including those from India.

The highlight was a mass yoga performance by nearly 500 instructors and practitioners from India and the locality, drawing a large local audience.

Exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang, waterfall trekking in Da Lat, or rock climbing in Lang Son are adventurous experiences recommended by the British magazine Wanderlust for travelers visiting Vietnam.

On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence, Chien commended the involved agencies and units for their efforts in preparing and organising the exchange. He stressed the need to continue maintaining border exchanges with China and neighbouring countries, exploring content, forms, and methods of organisation to make future exchanges even more diverse.

The programme began in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China on April 16 and will continue in Lang Son province of Vietnam the following day.

Young Vietnamese, Chinese border officers exchanged views on joint border management, legal education, and coordination in natural disaster and epidemic prevention and control.

The ninth border defence friendship exchange between Vietnam and China is scheduled to take place in Vietnam’s northern province of Lang Son and China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on April 16-17.

This is reflected in the customs revenue at the border gate, which exceeded 200 billion VND (7.75 million USD), accounting for 35% of the annual budget target for 2025 and 6% higher than that of the same period in 2024.

Under Decision 693/QD-TTg, recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc, Lang Son province will get over 219 tonnes of rice, Lai Chau 387 tonnes and Dien Bien 846 tonnes.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem said that the province has to date built 928 new houses and repaired 1.098 houses for households.

Secretary of the Lang Son provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem urged localities, agencies, and relevant units to mobilise all available resources to accelerate the removal of makeshift houses for residents.

President urges Lang Son to address obstacles to development

Noting that Lang Son needs to focus on thoroughly and deeply assessing its situation, opportunities, and challenges to determine the direction for development, Cuong emphasised the importance of bringing into full play the province's strengths, such as its border economy, sustainable tourism, and smart agriculture linked to export processing industries.

PM Pham Minh Chinh asked Cao Bang and Lang Son provinces to mobilise the entire political system for effective site clearance, ensure an adequate supply of materials for the projects, and engage mass organisations and the police and military forces in supporting the contractors in the construction sites.

The northern mountainous province of Lang Son is taking measures to preserve and promote the ecotourism value and potential of the Lang Son Global Geopark, recognised by UNESCO in September 2024.

The Ministry of Public Security and authorities in the northern province of Lang Son on January 16 transferred 292 new houses for the poor in the border district of Loc Binh.

The Politburo and Secretariat of the Party Central Committee issued disciplinary measures against some Party members with wrongdoings and shortcomings at a meeting in Hanoi on January 10.