(HBO) -The double targets of socio-economic development, COVID-19 prevention are the leading task for Hoa Binh provincial departments, agencies and localities in order to maintain stable economic growth and ensure local people's lives amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid
the adverse impacts of COVID-19, workers at GGS Vietnam Co. Ltd at the industrial
zone on the left bank of Da river, Hoa Binh city, still have stable
jobs.
Over the past time, exports-imports have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, 24 trading
companies, accounting for 53 percent of the total companies in Hoa Binh,
engaged in trade ties with China. Therefore, local production took a hit due to
the shortage of materials and delay in goods delivery.
Statistics showed that export value dropped by 1.41 percent year-on-year in the
first quarter, meeting 15.73 percent of the yearly plan. The March value
decreased by 4.8 percent month-on-month. The export of goods fell by 1.77
percent annually, meeting 15.42 percent of the yearly plan. Meanwhile, import
value plunged by 42.6 percent in March from the previous month. The three-month
import value reached 118.4 million USD, down 10.43 percent, realising 13.53
percent of the annual target. With such results, exports-imports face
remarkable challenges to fulfill 2020 targets.
Aware of the challenges, the Department of Industry and Trade suggested 11
measures to tackle difficulties in production and trade, ensuring social lives
and economic development while intensifying the fight against COVID-19. The
sector strives to accomplish targets regarding industrial production, trade and
exports-imports this year, towards earning over 1 billion USD from exports and
spending 875 million USD on imports, ensuring that export-import value increase
at an average 28.55 percent annually and total foreign trade value for
2016-2020 expanded by 3.5-fold from 2015, thus fulfilling the targets set by
the Resolution of the 16th provincial Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure.
Other
sectors are also seeking appropriate measures in line with the Prime Minister’s
directions about the fulfillment of the "double goals”, including drastically
fighting COVID-19 while tackling difficulties, promoting production and trade,
ensuring social welfare and local lives, exerting the utmost efforts to achieve
set social-economic development goals.
Statistics
by the provincial People’s Committee showed that the province’s gross regional
domestic product grew by 6.62 percent in the first quarter, with
agro-forestry-fisheries up 2.65 percent, industry – construction up 9.99
percent, services up 4.78 percent, taxation up 3.34 percent. Regarding economic
structure, industry-construction accounted for the biggest share with 47.09
percent. Tourism was the hardest-hit by the epidemic.
The provincial departments, agencies and localities are taking measures to
achieve the "double goals”. In the second quarter, the provincial People’s
Committee plans 18 groups of key measures./.
In mid-May, the provincial Museum organised an exhibition named "Duoi la co Dang Cong san Viet Nam quang vinh” (Under the flag of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam). This meaningful activity took place in the joyful atmosphere to celebrate the country's major holidays and the Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
A delegation from Hoa Binh province led by Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, completed a mission to visit and encourage officers and soldiers stationed on Truong Sa and a DK1 platform from May 20 to 26 as part of activities of the Vietnam People’s Navy. The delegation included 12 senior officials from various provincial agencies and units.
Storytelling and painting contests honouring President Ho Chi Minh have been held at the Hoa Binh provincial Youth Activity Centre.
The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee held a gathering at the provincial Military Command headquarters on May 20 to commend the armed forces that took part in a military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification on April 30.
Throughout his revolutionary life, Uncle Ho visited Hoa Binh province four times. He also sent dozens of letters, telegrams, greeting cards, and heartfelt messages to local officials, Party members, and people of all ethnic groups, urging them to remain united, support one another, strive for progress, and actively engage in both production and resistance efforts to build a prosperous homeland.
To unlock the full potential of its forest resources, the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on July 30, 2020 issued a Resolution on the sustainable development of production forests through 2025, with a vision toward 2030.
