Tag: Lao Cai
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The magical, varied charms of Sapa
The only five-star international hotel in Sapa – a small mountain town in Lao Cai, Vietnam, some 320 km north-west of Hanoi – is a feast for the senses. So sumptuously dressed it is that you need to … Full story: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/bt-luxe/magical-varied-charms-sapa
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800 female prisoners receive gifts on Vietnamese Women’s Day
Photo: T. Dieu / Tuoi Tre Sung Thi Chu, a Hmong ethnic prisoner hailing from northern Lao Cai Province, showed her optimism despite every tragedy and the hardships that life had thrown her way until … Read Full Article
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Lai Châu eyes development of brand for wild tea
The had of Hô Tra Village Thào A Phành said that the village is hundreds of years old. Their ancestors, mainly Hmong people, migrated from Sa Pa (in Lao Cai Province) to reclaim their land. The name … Read Full Article
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Ngai Thau Thuong – highest village in Vietnam
Ngai Thau Thuong, a small village of Bat Xat district, the northern Lao Cai province, is located at 2,300m above the sea level on the cloudy Ma Cha Va peak, and is the highest village in Vietnam. Read Full Article
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Phitsanulok unveils ‘Sapa’ of Thailand
Phitsanulok has introduced Phu Thap Si in Ban Nam Chuang as “Sapa Muang Thai”, or Sapa in Thailand. Located in Lao Cai province in northwest Vietnam, Sapa is a famous tourist destination known for its … Read Full Article
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Lao Cai market coloured with brocade products
A brocade market in the mountainous area of Lao Cai Province has attracted lots of visitors thanks to its colourful products. Read Full Article
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Top Vietnamese destinations praised by international media
Last May, the prestigious Hong Kong newspaper, South China Morning Post named Cat Cat village (Sa Pa, Lao Cai) in the list of 7 most beautiful villages in the world which tourists should visit post- … Read Full Article
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Vietnamese ‘wonder women’ conquer mountaintops for leisure
The latest conquer was that of the Lao Than Peak in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam. She made it within one day with an ethnic porter from the local Hmong community as her sole companion. As her … Read Full Article
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Foreign tourists experience plowing rice paddies with water buffalo in Vietnam’s Sa Pa
According to Lao Cai’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, never before has Sa Pa welcomed as many visitors as it does today, thanks to the natural and cultural beauty of the ethnic Hmong people. Nearly 2.3 million tourists visited Sa Pa’s Mu … Read Full Article