Lao Cai, Nov. 20 -- The first Red River Festival 2025 officially opened in the northern border province of Lao Cai on November 19, bringing together localities along the Red River in Vietnam and Honghe prefecture of China's Yunnan province.

Held under the theme "Where the Red River flows into Vietnam", the festival marks a new step in cross-border cultural cooperation and the launch of Lao Cai's 2025-2035 Red River Festival plan.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Secretary of the Lao Cai Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said the festival is an important cultural, economic, and diplomatic event designed to honour the history, culture, and civilisation of the Red River, nurture nat...