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In Thuong Nong commune, Tuyen Quang province in northern Vietnam, 26 households switched a combined 13 hectares of fields to the medicinal crop "sa nhan tim (purple sa nhan)." Funded by production support from a national target program allocated to the socio-economic development of ethnic-minority and mountainous areas, seedlings and cultivation tech...

Vietnamese name Tra Vinh Area 2,341 km² Population about 1.05 million Provincial capital / central city Tra Vinh City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Coastal areas affected by saltwater intrusion. Overview Tra Vinh Province is a coastal province in the eastern Mekong Delta, a region with a strong Khmer culture. Coconut groves and...

Vietnamese name Kon Tum Area 9,690 km² Population about 570,000 Provincial capital / central city Kon Tum City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 22–23°C. Overview Kon Tum Province is located at the northernmost tip of the Central Highlands, a nature-rich province in the tri-border area with Laos and Cambodia. The Bahnar people...

Vietnamese name Hoa Binh Area 4,684 km² Population about 870,000 Provincial capital / central city Hoa Binh City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Mountainous areas are cool. Annual average temperature 23°C. Overview Hoa Binh Province is located about 75 km west of Hanoi and is known for one of Vietnam's largest dams (the Hoa Binh Dam)...

Vietnamese name Yen Bai Area 6,886 km² Population about 840,000 Provincial capital / central city Yen Bai City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 22–23°C. Overview Yen Bai Province is located in northwestern Vietnam and is known worldwide as Vietnam's largest cinnamon (cassia) producing area...

Vietnamese name Lao Cai Area 6,384 km2 Population about 750,000 Provincial capital / main city Lao Cai City Climate mountainous subtropical climate. Annual average temperature around Sapa is 15–16 degrees C. Frost and snow in winter. Access from HCMC about 5 hours by car from Hanoi, about 8 hours by sleeper train Overview: Lao Cai province borders China's Yunnan province...

Vietnamese name Son La Area 14,174 km² Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / central city Son La City Climate highland subtropical climate. Annual average temperature 21°C. Large day-night temperature differences. Access from HCMC about 5 to 6 hours by car from Hanoi (about 300 km) Overview Son La Province is located in the mountainous region of northwestern Vietnam...