Lao Cai is a mountainous border provinces of Midlands and northern mountains of Vietnam , bordering the Northwest and the Northeast . Northern Lao Cai is bordering China, western bordering Lai Chau, Ha Giang province and Yen Bai province in the east. Lao Cai is a border city north, the capital of the province of Lao Cai. The city was founded in 2004 on the basis of two towns merged Lao Cai and Cam Duong. Lao Cai city have Lao Cai International Border Gate, where the trade is important in northern Vietnam and southern China. Lao Cai is the first site in the country, Lao Cai city is an important gateway market opening Vietnam to the south west province of China, and the inland province in China.