Lao Cai to link tourist routes in nothern region The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern highlands city of Lao Cai is cooperating with local authorities in Muong Khuong, Bac Ha and Si Ma Cai districts and the province's leading travel operators to develop tourist routes linking the three districts, reports the Vietnam News Agency. In order to make the routes operational, local authorities will have to upgrade infrastructure and give procedural incentives to tourist operators who must then offer new and attractive tours. … [Read more...] about Lao Cai to link tourist routes in nothern region
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Lao Cai to merge three industrial complexes
The People's Committee in the northern province of Lao Cai announced last Friday that the Government has decided to establish the Lao Cai Industrial Park by combining three industrial complexes that are already in operation. Infrastructure for the 830 ha park costs VND5 trillion (US$263 million). Eighty one enterprises are operating in the Bac Duyen Hai Industrial Complex, Dong Pho Moi Industrial Complex, and Tang Loong Industrial Complex which are to be merged to form the new IP. Nhan Dan (People) HCM City to host textile, garment expo The 2010 International Exhibition of Textile and Garment Machinery and Accessories to be held in HCM City will attract nearly 120 enterprises from 28 countries and territories including France, Germany, Italy, the UK, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore. The event, scheduled to be held from April 14 to 17 at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre, will showcase advanced textile machinery and equipment. Dau Tu (Viet Nam Investment Review) … [Read more...] about Lao Cai to merge three industrial complexes
Lao Cai To Tackle Environment Pollution Hot Spots
(VEN) - Under Decision No 64/2003/QD-TTg dated April 22 2003 by the Prime Minister and Decision No 10/2006 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao Cai People's Committee have paid special attention and directed its Department of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthening the inspection and supervision activities of companies in order to thorough tackle environmental pollution. Listed as one of four companies which cause serious environmental pollution, the Tang Loong Apatite Company under the Vietnam Apatite Limited Company (Apatite Lao Cai) has invested in the pollution treatment systems such as upgrading the sewerage to run all waste water through a pipeline to the waste reservoir; heightened dams to increase the volume of waste circulating dams; and strengthened industrial sanitation and planting trees in the company. Noticeably, Apatite Lao Cai and Tang Loong Company have seriously implemented the Environment Law that ensured periodical environmental … [Read more...] about Lao Cai To Tackle Environment Pollution Hot Spots
Up to Bac Ha to visit Hoang A Tuong Palace
VietNamNet Bridge - The castle of the "king" was restored and painted in yellow. Hoang A Tuong palace, located in the center of Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province, was built in 1914 and completed in 1921. Going to Bac Ha, all tourists visit Hoang A Tuong mansion, which is isolated in the center of the town. This used to be the most powerful house in the Northwest region. Hoang A Tuong Palace was built in the style of Asia - Europe with closed rectangular layouts. Its owners were father and son Hoang Yen Chao and Hoang A Tuong, Tay ethnic people who ruled a region with 70 percent of the population are H'mong people and were called "King." Before 1945, Bac Ha was a semi-feudal-colony society, with the ruling class and the ruled class, the exploiters and the exploited. The exploiters were tho ti. During their reign, under the French colonial support, father and son Hoang Yen Chao - Hoang A Tuong tried to exploit the people, occupied fertile land, forced people to pay servitude and … [Read more...] about Up to Bac Ha to visit Hoang A Tuong Palace
Lao Cai to become a rice seed production center
(VEN) - The mountainous province of Lao Cai's soil and climate are not favorable for agricultural development, especially rice cultivation. Lao Cai had experimented in cultivating many rice varieties but it failed. … [Read more...] about Lao Cai to become a rice seed production center