11:10:31 AM | 12/11/2008
The Aquitaine region of France has signed an agreement with Lao Cai to help the northern mountainous province in urban planning and development of tourism and agriculture from 2009-2012.
Under the agreement, the two sides will cooperate in planning for expansion of the resort town of Sapa, developing ecological tourism, protecting biodiversity in the province as well as strengthen agricultural cooperation by growing grape and temperate fruits in Sa Pa and Bac Ha.
Experts from Aquitaine will help expand urban area for Sapa to make it modern, beautiful, clean and eco-friendly.
In the 2002-2007, Aquitaine region helped Lao Cai make a master plan for the provincial tourism industry and carried out practical experiments to find out strains of fruits suitable with Lao Cai. (VNA)
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