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Sapa: Hydro-power plants harms tourism
Up to 19 hydro-projects have been approved in Sapa. In August 2010, Sapa authorities had to cancel all projects for checking, under the pressure from the public opinion. Ongoing hydro-power plants at tourist sites of Sapa town of Lao Cai
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Sa Pa set to become an international standard tourist site
Under a plan recently announced by Lao Cai People’s Committee, Sa Pa is expected to record an average growth rate of 7.2 percent annually, becoming an economic and cultural centre of the province. Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao
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Sapa will become a resort site by international standards in 2030
Accordingly, Sapa will not only be a national tourism and resort centre, but also an economic and cultural centre in the future. It also serves as a bridge for cultural exchange among ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous and
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The CEO of Facebook visit Sapa
The CEO of Facebook came to Vietnam on 12/22/2011. After visiting Halong bay, on 12/25/2011, Mark Zuckerberg , his girl friend and other friends took a flight to visit Sapa. In Sapa, the group of Mark Zuckerberg seem to like the natural sights
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Life is probably better for the Sapa minorities
Life is probably better for the Sapa minorities than it once was, but it still takes all day to make a few dollars profit. Life is probably better for the Sapa minoritiestribes than it once was, but it still takes all day to make a few dollars
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