VOV.VN - The Lang Son Geopark in northern Lang Son province has been awarded the title UNESCO Global Geopark, recognising its exceptional heritage and traditional culture, while enhancing the promotion of its stunning landscapes and tourism offerings to both domestic and international visitors.

The number of trucks arriving at border gate areas across the northern province of Lang Son has surged in recent days, according to the Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone Management Board.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) held a ceremony to present certificates of recognition to newly designated UNESCO Global Geoparks, including Lang Son Geopark of Vietnam, at its headquarters in Paris on June 2.

The northern province of Lang Son wants to attract Indian enterprises to the province’s border economic zone and industrial parks/clusters, said Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Xuan Huyen.

VOV.VN - Lang Son province (Vietnam) and Pingxiang City (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China) jointly launched a landmark tourism programme on April 29 that allows travellers to use border passes for tours of their destinations instead of complex visa procedures as previously.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Chinese military doctors on April 12-13 have jointly provided free medical check-ups, consultations, and medicine to around 1,000 residents, mainly elderly and policy beneficiaries, in the northern border province of Lang Son.

VOV.VN - The police of northern border Lang Son province said on March 31 they have arrested a Vietnamese man involved in a ring bringing five Chinese nationals into Hanoi illegally.

VOV.VN - The Investigation Security Agency of Lang Son provincial police on February 17 announced the temporary detention of To Minh Hieu (born 1997), residing in Dong Dang town, Cao Loc district, Lang Son province, for organizing illegal border crossings for others.

VOV.VN - The export of fresh agricultural products and fruits, including durian, to China has resumed via Lang Son border gate after China introduced new regulations requiring an additional Basic Yellow 2 (BY2) certification.

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.