The 25th Viet Nam–China International Trade Fair (Lao Cai) is taking place on November 19 - 24, at the Kim Thanh Exhibition and Fair Centre, Lao Cai Ward, Lao Cai Province, according to information announced on November 19 by the Organising Committee of the fair.

A professional border work conference for the third quarter of 2025 was held on November 18 at Kim Thanh Road Border Gate No. 2 in Lao Cai, bringing together delegations from four border posts (Pha Long, Muong Khuong, Bat Xat and the Lao Cai International Border Gate) under the Border Guard Command of Lao Cai province (Viet Nam), and a delegation from the Hekou Exit-Entry Border Inspection Station in China’s Yunnan province.