The Standing Committee of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee recently issued Resolution No. 51-NQ/TU dated February 12, 2026, on focusing leadership and guidance on building "drug-free communes and wards." This is a strong political determination of the province to create fundamental and sustainable changes in drug prevention and control, aiming to preserve a peaceful and happy life for the people and create a safe environment for socio-economic development.
During the period 2026-2030, Lao Cai province plans to develop 20 industrial parks (IPs) with a total area of approximately 5,797.89 hectares and 50 industrial clusters (ICs) with a total area of 2,647.84 hectares. In 2026 alone, the province will create more than 500 hectares of cleared land in IPs and ICs to attract strategic domestic and foreign investors.
The Bat Xat - Lao Cai Border Trade Promotion Fair 2026 is currently taking place vibrantly in Bat Xat commune, and is expected by local authorities, businesses, investors, and households to open up opportunities to promote the development of border trade.
Continuing the anticipation, excitement, and anticipation, on the morning of January 20th, through official information channels, millions of people in Lao Cai turned their attention to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. These included cadres, Party members, civil servants, and officials in agencies, units, and armed forces, as well as the general public, following the Congress with faith and hope for unity and policy decisions that will lead the country into a new phase of development.
On the morning of January 20, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam solemnly opened at the National Convention Center (Hanoi), with the participation of 1,586 delegates representing more than 5.6 million Party members nationwide.
At the beginning of the term, the poverty rate in the province (when it included Lao Cai and Yen Bai before the merger) was 21.24%, equivalent to 84,076 poor households. This figure represented a huge challenge because poverty was concentrated mainly in ethnic minority areas and particularly difficult mountainous communes.
Lao Cai currently has approximately 380,000 young people (70% of whom are ethnic minorities) – a large and potential labor force. To address the employment needs of this workforce, the role of the Youth Union has been significantly enhanced in recent years in facilitating Lao Cai laborers to work abroad under contracts.
After two days of intensive, democratic, and highly responsible deliberations, the Sixth Session (the year-end regular session of 2025) of the 16th Lao Cai Provincial People’s Council for the 2021–2026 term successfully completed its full agenda and adopted 46 important resolutions. The closing session was chaired by Mr. Trinh Viet Hung, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, together with members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Council.
In the 2021-2025 period, the close coordination between the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Lao Cai Provincial Border Guard has created a clear shift in foreign information work, contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developed border.
On the evening of November 19, at Nam Cuong Square, Cam Duong Ward, Lao Cai Province, the Opening Ceremony of the Red River Festival 2025 took place with the theme "Where the Red River flows into Vietnam".
