The Lang Son Geopark in the northern province of Lang Son has been officially recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The decision was made following a vote at a meeting of the council on September 8 in the northern province of Cao Bang in the framework of the 8th International Conference of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network for the Asia-Pacific Region. Based on research, surveys, and field investigations conducted over the past decades, both domestic and international scientists have affirmed that Lang Son province possesses global significance values that make it suitable for establishing and developing a geopark, towards becoming a global one. As scheduled, Lang Son Geopark will receive its UNESCO Global Geopark designation in Chile next year. Source: Vietnam News Agency