(HBO) – Under a tourism cooperation programme, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourisms of the northern province of Hoa Binh and the Hanoi Department of Tourism joined hands with Sunsmile Travel Vietnam Company Limited to organise a fact-finding team to build a Hanoi-Hoa Binh tour.
The team was joined by Konstantin Vnukov, Ambassador of Russia to Vietnam and his spouse, along with staff members of the Embassy of Russia in Vietnam and the Hanoi Department of Tourism.
Bui Ngoc Lam, Director of the Hoa Binh
Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism presents a Muong gong to the Embassy
of Russia.
At a working session, Director of the
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bui Ngoc Lam stressed the
long-term friendship between Russia and Vietnam and Hoa Binh province in
particular, as well as the province’s tourism potential and strengths.
The Hoa Binh hydropower plant, built on
the Da river, is a construction of the century and a proof of the friendship
between the two countries. More than 1,300 experts from the Soviet Union (currently
Russia) and 40,000 Vietnamese engineers and workers participated in the
construction of the plant, contributing to the country’s industrialisation and modernisation.
After the trip, the delegation is expected to introduce Hoa Binh to
international friends, especially Russian tourists.
On behalf of the delegation, Ambassador
Konstantin Vnukov thanked the host for their warm welcome. He said this visit
was not his first in Hoa Binh and each gave him a different feeling. Hoa Binh
is not only marked as the place of special friendship between people of the two
countries, but also as a place of charming natural landscape and great tourism
potential, he said.
The Russian Embassy will work to bring
more foreign tourists, including Russian visitors, to Vietnam and Hoa Binh province.
On the occasion, leaders of the tourism
departments of Hoa Binh and Hanoi presented souvenirs to the Russian Ambassador
and staff members of the embassy.
Afterwards, the delegation paid a visit to
Ke hamlet in Hien Luong commune (Da Bac district), met with families operating
homestay services and watched traditional art performances. The delegation then
came back to Hoa Binh city to visit the Hoa Binh hydropower plant./.
Speaking at a meeting with businesses, investors, and cooperatives on the occasion of the lunar new year, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh affirmed that with the motto of the administration accompanying businesses, Hoa Binh always determines that the success of businesses is also that of the province; and their difficulties and problems are the responsibility of the Party Committees and authorities at all levels. That motto has created a landmark in the development process of the province as well as the local business community.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
Cao Phong district has witnessed signs of economic improvement over the recent past thanks to efforts by local authorities to promote agricultural, industrial, and handicraft development.
On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.