The newly merged province of Phu Tho is tasked with completing a comprehensive master plan to 2030 with a vision to 2050, aligned with broader integration strategies linking the Northwest, Hanoi, the North Central region, and the Laos–Vietnam economic corridor
Typical products of Phu Tho are being showcased at the Lao Cai International Travel Mart 2025, held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from June 5-8.
The northern midland province of Phu Tho has carried out all-round measures to improve tourism infrastructure, services, and offerings, elevating visitor experience and reinforcing the province’s unique cultural identity.
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced the news on May 13, confirming Phu Tho and Hai Phong as competition venues for the games from August 6-19.
According to the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, there remain 1,669 substandard houses need to be eradicated, including 260 to be newly built and 559 to be repaired.
The cumulative misconduct by Nguyen Van Hau, Chairman and General Director of the Phuc Son Group JSC and his accomplices has led to extensive financial damage to the State, totalling over 1.16 trillion VND.
The Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day is viewed as a celebration of great importance among Vietnamese people. It also acts as a symbol of cultural value, great solidarity, and sense of gratitude and worship of the ancestors of Vietnamese people.
Ceremonies honouring Vietnam’s legendary ancestors, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co, took place on April 3 at their respective temples within the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.
An art programme named 'Colours of Land of Ancestors Tourism - Phu Tho 2025' and a tourism promotion programme themed “Phu Tho – Travel to Love” opened in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 3 evening as part of activities of the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day Festival and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land for the Year of the Snake.
Guided by traditional bamboo lanterns, visitors make their way up hundreds of stone steps to the revered temples, immersing themselves in the solemn and ancient atmosphere of Nghia Linh Mountain.
According to the site management board, over 32,000 visitors came to the Hung Kings Temple, with more than 20,000 arriving on March 30 and 12,000 on March 29.
Overseas Vietnamese will attend the Hung Kings Temple Festival—one of the country’s largest cultural and religious events to commemorate its legendary founders—for two days, April 3-4, and an official April 30 ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.
According to official reports from the 2023-2024 TOEFL Primary Challenge, 94% of primary school participants in Phu Tho met the A1 proficiency level—a key national target for primary students by 2025.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his entourage expressed deep respect and gratitude for Hung Kings, embodying the Vietnamese tradition of “when drinking water, remember its source.
The “Khai ha - Cau an” Festival in Ho Chi Minh City and another dedicated to Mother Au Co in the northern province of Phu Tho, both named as national intangible cultural heritage, opened on February 4.
The Ministry of Transport and the People’s Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho on December 21 started the construction of the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C to replace the old one, which collapsed as a result of Typhoon Yagi.
The Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Inspection Commission convened its 48th session in Hanoi on October 1 and 2, discussing wrongdoings by certain collectives and individuals in northern Tuyen Quang and Phu Tho provinces.
