Lao Cai, March 14 -- A business networking event was held in Lao Cai province on March 14 to advance the Prime Minister's vision of transforming the northern border locality into a trade and economic hub connecting Vietnam and ASEAN with southwest China. Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son commended Lao Cai and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) for their role in holding the event. He underlined Lao Cai's strategic location along the Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor, describing it as a strategic anchor facilitating trade, investment and economic flows between Vietnam, ASEAN, and southwest China. To turn opportunities into concrete growth dr...