Mountainous areas

Price action appeared at Mau Son peak in early 2024 when prices were cold. Photo: Nguyen Huy

Damage covers the Northern mountainous region, Mau Son reaches 3 degrees Celsius

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Cold air is covering the North with 2 days of peak cold. Many mountainous areas have temperatures dropping to just a few degrees Celsius.

Tay Giang commune, Da Nang city is growing strongly, becoming a bright spot in poverty reduction work. Photo: BTC Discover Tay Giang

Tay Giang's resilience and aspiration to build a model mountainous region of Da Nang

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Da Nang - Tay Giang commune is growing strongly, becoming a bright spot in poverty reduction and new rural construction.

Mountainous villages are villages that meet at least one of the two criteria. Photo: Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions.

Criteria for determining mountainous villages, communes and provinces from 1.12

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The criteria for determining mountainous villages, communes and provinces are clearly stipulated in Decree No. 272/2025/ND-CP, which officially takes effect from today (December 1).

According to the new decree, ethnic minority villages are places where at least 15% of ethnic minorities live stably. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Criteria for determining ethnic minority villages, communes and provinces

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The Government issued Decree No. 272/2025/ND-CP dated October 16, 2025, regulating the division of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2026-2030.

The criteria for determining mountainous areas have been stipulated in the new Decree. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Criteria for determining mountainous villages, communes and provinces

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The Government stipulates the criteria for determining mountainous areas including villages, communes and provinces in Decree No. 272/2025/ND-CP.

Start work immediately after being mobilized to support mountainous communes

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Thanh Hoa - Hundreds of cadres in the plains have been mobilized to support the mountainous communes and immediately started working right after arriving at the new areas.

Ky Son Medical Center (Nghe An) conducts Japanese encephalitis vaccination for children. Photo: Khanh Thao

Nghe An has the first 2 cases of Japanese encephalitis of the year

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Nghe An - The health sector urgently took action after recording 2 cases of Japanese encephalitis in mountainous areas.

Cadres and civil servants in Minh Hoa district reorganize documents to prepare for the operation of the new administrative apparatus. Photo: Vuong Tran

Mountainous communes in Quang Binh are ready to operate a new administrative apparatus

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Quang Binh - Tuyen Hoa District urgently prepares human resources and facilities, determined to effectively operate new administrative units from July.