The decision was made following a vote at a meeting of the council on September 8, in the northern province of Cao Bang. 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. Previously, UNESCO experts made a field trip from July 6 - 9 for on-site assessment of the dossier, to seek UNESCO's recognition of the Lang Son Geopark as a global one. Covering 4,842 square kilometers, the geopark, established in 2021, is one of the largest of its kind in Vietnam, and boasts a number of unique values./.