The third “Walking on the Clouds” mountain race 2026 will be staged in Lai Chau Province on October 4, drawing up to 500 climbers from across the country.

To minimise casualties and damage to public and private property, the PM instructed ministries, sectors and local authorities to strictly implement directions issued by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, as well as the Government's directives on strengthening disaster prevention and response in 2026.

According to the latest report from the provincial People's Committee, as of 3:30 p.m. on July 17, the disasters had left one person dead, two injured, while five others remained missing.

On June 2, Lai Chau province simultaneously launched the first phase of its 2026 free periodic health check-up programme for local residents.

Possessing a rich cultural heritage of 20 ethnic groups, Lai Chau province is actively promoting the advantages of traditional cultural values to create unique tourism products.

From May 14 to 17, the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the Lai Chau Department of Industry and Trade to organise an exhibition and livestream at 62 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem Ward (Ha Noi), to support Lai Chau businesses in promoting and selling their local specialty products.

On March 30, a delegation from Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, led by member of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Editor-in-Chief and Le Quoc Minh, who is also Deputy Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communications and Education and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, worked with the Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee.