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	Drug Abuse in Lai Chau Province: Rapid Situation Assessment, Dec
		Although trafficking and distribution of opium was later prohibited, several areas of Lai Chau were encouraged to produce opium for import.
		Lai Chau is one of the provinces with the highest number of drug addicts and ranks third overall after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
		Drug abusers in Lai Chau have spent huge amounts of money on drugs, not including the cost of long term damage to their health.
	www.unodc.org /vietnam/lai-chau_2001-12-31_1.html (1606 words)

	Actionaid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau is a mountainous province in the northwest of Vietnam.
		Twelve percent of the Lai Chau population live in urban areas, while the remainder live in rural areas.
		Dien Bien Phu township and Dien Bien district are adjacent in the south of Lai Chau province.
	www.actionaid.org /vietnam/1016.html (357 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau, July 16 (VNA) - Northern Lai Chau province is working to develop its trade and tourism through the Ma Lu Thang national border gate with southwestern Yunnan province of China.
		The Lai Chau Mineral Company and the Kunming Steel Corporation of Yunnan province are preparing for a contract exploiting and exporting iron ore at Huoi Luong mine in Sin Ho district of Lai Chau province.
		Lai Chau is also accelerating the construction of a border gate economic zone and issuing preferential policies to attract domestic and foreign companies to invest in the zone.
	www.vnagency.com.vn /newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=30&NEWS_ID=109164 (259 words)

	Project number 9 : Muong Luanirrigation project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau Province: area 17,333 km2, population 562,000, provincial capital: Lai Chau Town.
		Muong Luan Commune is located in Dien Bien District, which lies in the southern part of Lai Chau province some 100 km from the town of Dien Bien Phu.
		We discussed the proposed project with the provincial authorities during a preliminary visit to Lai Chau Province in August 1999.
	www.microprojects-vietnam.org /report.asp?id=9 (525 words)

	Destinations - Lai Chau - Vietnam Open Tour
		Lai Chau is the northwestern province in North-Vietnam borders on China and Laos.
		Its provincial capital - Lai Chau - is situated in a valley near the junction of Nam Ron River and Da River.
		Lai Chau province is inhabited by up to 23 ethnic groups, most notably the Thai and the H'mong The most attractive
	www.vietnamopentour.com /english_info/laichau.htm (341 words)

	Tampabay: Near-tragedy renews a bond
		The shooting of 20-year-old Lai Chau is reversing years of slow estrangement between her and her father.
		Lai Chau's rapid recovery at St. Joseph's Hospital from three bullet wounds to the head is more than a miracle.
		Lai Chau gave them the $40 in her purse, but they ordered her to get in the car.
	www.sptimes.com /News/122801/TampaBay/Near_tragedy_renews_a.shtml (971 words)

	Destinations - Dien Bien Phu- Vietnam Open Tour
		Districts: Muong Te, Phong Tho, Muong Lay, Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, Dien Bien
		Lai Chau is located in northwest Vietnam and shares borders with China, Laos, and Lao Cai and Son La. The population consists mainly of the Thai, Si La, and La Chi minority groups.
		Lai Chau’s historical vestiges are known worldwide as the site of the victory of Dien Bien Phu by the Vietnamese Army over the French enemy in 1954.
	www.vietnamopentour.com /english_info/dien_bien_phu_infor.htm (275 words)

	Party leader offers hope to provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		LAI CHAU — Lai Chau Province, though poor, has the potential to develop because of its forest and mineral wealth, hydro-power and its people’s traditional solidarity, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said during a visit to Lai Chau and Dien Bien Provinces.
		the former Lai Chau Province, which was split into the two new provinces last January.
		He said the division of the former Lai Chau Province into two smaller provinces was intended to make the local administration more effective.
	vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /2004-05/12/Stories/02.htm (320 words)

	Religious Persecution in Vietnam and Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Giang A. Chia was arrested and imprisoned in Lai Chau Province on September 22, 2001.
		Giang A. Sung was arrested and imprisoned in Lai Chau Province on October 8, 2001.
		Sua Sung Vu was arrested and imprisoned in Lai Chau Province on September 10, 2001.
	www.laohumrights.org /02224rel.html (486 words)

	NW Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dien Bien Phu – Lai Chau (103 km)
		Lai Chau was the former capital from the Lai Chau province.
		Today, Lai Chau is a small village and Dien Bien Phu is the capital of the province.
	www.1000traveltips.org /nw.htm (1636 words)

	Tampabay: Missing man now accused in shooting
		Armstrong ordered Chau to walk away from her pink 1998 Acura Integra and not look back, police said, then shot the 20-year-old University of South Florida student three times.
		After shooting and leaving Chau in an alley behind Forest Hills Elementary on N Ola, the three tried to get rid of her car, Adan said.
		He said he is sorry for Lai Chau, who is now out of the hospital and recovering with relatives, and who found out Friday she has lost the hearing in her right ear.
	sptimes.com /2002/01/05/news_pf/TampaBay/Missing_man_now_accus.shtml (871 words)

	\|\| Persecution.org - International Christian Concern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MUA A CHAU - Hoàng Thu village, Sìn Hoà district, Lai Chau province.
		VU TONG BUA - Huoi Huong, Muong Nha, Dien Bien, Lai Chau province.
		MUA A SÌNH (church worker), Tin Toc hamlet, Phìn Giang village, Dien Bien Dong district, Lai Chau province was beaten to death by police in the Dien Bien Dong Police Station, Lai Chau province.
	persecution.org /newsite/storydetail.php?storycode=144&... (1711 words)

	ICT GENDER AWARDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Before the project launched, 52.93% of population in Lai Chau, 39.05% in Son La and 28.28% in Hoa Binh were among poor households.
		In Lai Chau, aquaculture resources are available in form of small family ponds (448 ha), small reservoirs (1,528 ha) and low-lying areas suitable for rice fish farming.
		The primary beneficiaries of this project were the poor ethnic minority households, and particularly the women, of Tuan Giao and Sin Ho districts of Lai Chau province; Thuan Chau and Song Ma districts of Son La province; and Da Bac and Mai Chau districts of Hoa Binh province.
	www.genderawards.net /gict_pr_db.shtml?AA_SL_Session=f1d28f73da1a283253f871aa18fc011d&x=19182 (3842 words)

	Viet Share - Que Huong Viet Nam Men Yeu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau la mot tinh o phia cuc Tay va rong nhat mien Bac cua Viet Nam.
		Lai Chau, the west province and it is the most of North large area of Vietnam.
		Gia Lai, the mountainal province that the border is in west-north land of Vietnam, the Norht same border with Kon Tum, the South is near Daklak and the South is near Campodia.
	www.vietshare.com /vietnam/quehuongvietnam.asp (4119 words)

	Actionaid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Twelve percent of Lai Chau population live in urban areas, while 88% live in rural areas.
		Lai Chau has 10 administrative areas: two townships and 8 districts.
		A wide range of agricultural programmes have been implemented in Lai Chau; for instance, irrigation, village's health, sanitation, paravet, plant protection, and recently information & communication technology for development (ICT4D) is piloted in one commune.
	www.actionaid.org /vietnam/496.html (368 words)

	Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu- North-west of Vietnam
		Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu- North-west of Vietnam
		Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu - North-west of Vietnam
		The battle took place on the west side of Dien Bien district, in Lai Chau province, 500 km northwest of Hanoi.
	www.sinhcafetour.com /imagelaichau.html (142 words)

	Lai Chau Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai-Chau ((A native or inhabitant of Vietnam) Vietnamese: Lai Châu) is a province in northwest (A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945) Vietnam.
		Major Ethnic Groups: (A native or inhabitant of Thailand) Thai, Mong, (Click link for more info and facts about Viet) Viet ((Click link for more info and facts about Kinh) Kinh), Giay, (Click link for more info and facts about Dao) Dao.
		Districts: Phong Tho, Tam Duong, Muong Te, Sin Ho Communes: Muong Lay district, Le Loi quarter of Lai Chau Town, Than Uyen.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lai_chau_province.htm (119 words)

	Center for Religious Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The allegations of torture follow a pattern of reports of an anti-Christian wave of persecution underway in Lai Chau Province.
		The Center reported in April and December of last year that police and soldiers are sent to villages to monitor and harass Christians and to pressure them to sign statements recanting their faith and pledging to re-establish ancestor worship.
		But now, the authorities in Lai Chau Province told the authorities in Son La Province to persecute us, and force us to go back to worship the ancestors.
	freedomhouse.org /religion/news/bn2004/bn-2004-03-15.htm?... (1238 words)

	Mandarin Road TOURS- Vietnam Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Day 4: MAI CHAU - SON LA Journey to Son La. Visit superb landscapes of mountains, of the greenish valleys of rice fields and the villages of the Thai fl minority.
		Tuan Giao is a small chief district with a path leading to Dien Bien Phu on the South West and another to Lai Chau on the North West.
		Of a strict aesthetic and ethnological viewpoint, this journey to reach Lai Chau is shorter and more interesting than the one via Dien Bien Phu.
	www.mandarinroad.com /english/frontier_2.html (1610 words)

	Vietnam Provinces
		One exception is Lai Chau province, whose capital definitely moved.
		Lai Chau province was split into a smaller Lai Chau province and Dien Bien province.
		North Mountain and Midlands region split into North East and North West regions, where North West consisted of Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, and Son La provinces; North Eastern South region annexed Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces from South Central Coast region and Lam Dong province from Central Highlands region.
	www.statoids.com /uvn.html (1517 words)

	Lan Anh hotel, Vietnam Hotels
		Lan Anh hotel has 50 rooms set in several stilt-houses among the greenery valley hills, it has 5000 Sp m, Lan Anh hotel is located in the middle of Lai Chau valley, it takes only 15 minutes to walk to minorities villages...
		Lai Chau is a trove of natural treasures.
		Lai Chau is also intersection of the Da and Nam Na River, boat trip is the best way to discover the most remote minority villages and their hidden culture, it will make your meaning trips!
	www.vietnamhotels.biz /lananhhotel (206 words)

	Hiking and Trekking in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia and Bali; Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The afternoon we take a drive to Mai Chau, stopping at the villages of Dao Son Dau and Muong ethnic minority in Hoa Binh.
		MAI CHAU - SON LA Upon leaving Mai Chau the road begins to deteriorate; however many villages dot the hillsides and undulating terrain of tea plantation make for an interesting home to the Hmong hilltribe people.
		The old prison of Son La and the hilltribe museum are also visited this morning before we depart for Dien Bien Phu, the site of the decisive battle in Vietnam’s struggle for independence in 1954.
	www.asia-hiking.com /index.cfm?typeid=-3&detail=detailtrip&trip_id=128 (1432 words)

	Travel Indochina - North Unveiled - 11 Days
		While there has been a recent increase in tourism to the area, these precious dollars unfortunately reach only a few and it is a poor town.
		Lai Chau has been particularly successful in trading both timber and opium.
		Oddly enough, despite the fact that Lai Chau is situated in Vietnam's north - which is generally cooler - is lays claim to some of the country's hottest weather.
	www.travelindochina.com /City.asp?TourID=7&CityID=22 (193 words)

	ViêtNam - A very special destination \| WomPom.ca
		Dien Bien Dong, Lai Chau Town, Muong Lay, Muong Te, Phong Tho, Sin Ho, Tua Chua, Tuan Giao.
		Lai Chau Province is located in the northwest of ViêtNam and is bordered by Lao Cai to the north, China to the northwest, Laos
		The provincial capital is 480 kilometres from Ha Noi (a good days journey), 110 kilometres from Lai Chau and 150 kilometres from Son La.
	www.wompom.ca /vietnam/vnprovinc102.htm (253 words)

	>>> AsiaNews.it <<< Hmong Christians injected with drugs to renounce their faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For this reason Zong Xiong Hang moved to the province of Son La. Yet persecutions started up there again, when Lai Chau authorities told Son La officials to force Christians to participate in a new form of ancestor worship and to punish them on returning to the province of Lai Chau.
		According to the NGO, Helping Suffering Churches, in 2002 many Hmong Christians from the provinces of Lai Chau and Lao Cai were beaten, arrested and ordered to deny their faith.
		In its 2003 annual report, Human Rights Watch cited the case of Mua Bua Senth (Lai Chau Province) who was beaten to death by police for not having denied his faith.
	www.asianews.it /view.php?l=en&art=506 (960 words)

	Christians in Vietnam under persecution
		More recently in March, security police detained Christian evangelists Mua A. Chau and Thao A. Tong in Lai Chau province.
		Chau was severely beaten and is charged with “interfering with an officer doing his duty,” a charge frequently used against religious people to avoid the appearance of religious persecution.
		Another report describes the general situation in Lai Chau where police have installed themselves within Christians’ homes to report on their every move.
	www.goodnewsetc.com /063MIS3.htm (413 words)

	Asia Times -
		Hung said a 28 kilometer-stretch of road from Moc Chau to Tan Chau has been built, and at the end of last June, more than 54 of the total 65km of rural roads planned were completed at a cost of VND41 billion (US$2.6 million).
		Relocated households were reportedly happy in their new locality but pointed out that they wanted an increased supply of drinking water, and to boost their agricultural production to improve their sustainability.
		Lai Chau also plans to erect new residential precincts for displaced people, capable of housing between 1,000 and 2,500 families each.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EH27Ae01.html (700 words)

	ADVENTUROUS NORTH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau is 110 km from Dien Bien Phu, the home of White Thai and Dzao people.
		In the near future, there will be a dam in the Ba Tu area and the biggest hydroelectric station in South-East Asia and that means you will visit Lai Chau by boat after the year 2010.
		The drive between Lai Chau and Sapa is the highlight of this trip despite road in poor condition.
	www.netnam.vn /redrivertours/images/west.htm (613 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lai Chau (VNA) - Nineteen people were immediately killed and two others seriously injured when a bus crashed head-on into a motorbike and fell into a 150m-deep ravine in Binh Lu commune, Tam Duong district of northwestern Lai Chau province, on May 15.
		The dead victims included 18 bus passengers and the motorbike driver, traffic police of Lai Chau province said.
		The accident occurred while the bus was going up a mountain pass with a danger signal on the roadside.
	www.vnagency.com.vn /newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=151076 (331 words)

	Northwest tours Vietnam by Jeep and Landcruisers, adventure tours Vietnam .
		Among the villages you will pass by during this trip, Mai Chau is the closest place where you can meet the hill tribal people, though, due to the ease to reach the nearest town of Hoa Binh, the village is gradually losing its primitive characters.
		From Mai Chau drive to Son La via Moc Chau, where located hundreds of immense farms of dairy cattle and where produce the best tea of Vietnam.
		Being the last battlefield of the French during their war with the Vietnamese, which ended with the fall of the French colonial control in Indochina and the replacement of the US Army not so long, Dien Bien Phu now returned to be a green valley inhabited by dozens of the ethnic groups.
	www.threeland.com /Northwest_loop.htm (1323 words)

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