The "All people's security safeguarding” movement has continuously developed and strengthened in Nhan Nghia commune of Lac Son district, affirming the role of the people in the cause of protecting national security and social order and safety in the locality. Located in the centre of Cong Hoa area, Nhan Nghia commune (Lac Son district) has a large area and convenient transportation for goods trading and promoting socio-economic development. However, this also facilitates the spread of criminal activities related to drugs, theft, fraud, and property appropriation.
Hoa Binh Power Company (PC Hoa Binh) is enhancing power supply reliability for customers by promoting the use of live-line maintenance technology, which allows repairs to be performed without power interruptions.
On October 10th, in Tan My commune (Lac Son), the Farmers' Union of Hoa Binh province organized the launch of the movement "Clean house - beautiful garden - clean environment - civilized neighborhood” associated with building the new rural areas in 2024.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long, who is also head of the provincial steering committee for the programme on eradicating temporary and dilapidated houses for the poor, and other officials on October 9 attended a ground-breaking event for the house of Bui Van Inh in Com hamlet, Vu Ban town, Lac Son district.
The Vietnam Digital Communication Association and VietTimes e-magazine recently held the 2024 Vietnam Digital Awards ceremony. The organizers honored 45 organizations and the outstanding digital transformation solutions across the country. Hoa Binh General Hospital was among the award recipients for its "Electronic Medical Records Replacing Paper-Based Records” solution in the "Outstanding Digital Transformation in Enterprises and Public Units” category.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway project’s section through Hoa Binh province was held in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district on September 29.
Forty years ago, while searching for a new site for settlement of their Dao ethnic community, a group of young men, including Trieu Luc Tin stumbled upon a small valley in Ba Ra village. Boasting fertile land and abundant water sources, this area was also a place where many birds chose to nest. Without hesitation, these men traversed the forest to bring their families to settle their life there. From an abandoned land, Ba Ra has now become a prosperous and peaceful village in Hung Tien commune, Kim Boi district.
One of the typical new-style rural residential areas, Tan Hoa village, Hoa Son commune (Luong Son) is striving to maintain the achieved criteria, while implementing solutions aimed at building a "smart village" model.
People in the mountainous district of Da Bac, the northern province of Hoa Binh, were eager to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway – the biggest transport project in the province so far.
Implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area building, Hoa Binh city has focused on mobilising resources to invest in upgrading traffic infrastructure, cultural facilities, and schools, with 980.8 billion VND (39.8 million USD) mobilised in the 2011-2024 period.
The Dao ethnic minority group in Hoa Binh city’s Thong Nhat ward, which makes up 38% of the population, has long maintained a tradition of herbal medicine production. This business has become an important source of livelihood, providing stable income, especially for female members of the community.
As heavy rainfall caused by Typhoon Yagi and its remnants in Hoa Binh province, the risk of landslides escalates, with several areas marked as extremely high-risk. Provincial public security forces, alongside other agencies, have been working tirelessly to help residents recover from the storm's devastating impact.
The "Friendly administration serving the people" model implemented across Hoa Binh province in recent times has been recognised and highly appreciated by local Party committees, authorities, officials, civil servants, and people, reflected through a large number of locals and businesses directly coming to transact and carry out administrative procedures at the provincial Public Administration Service Centre, and one-stop-shop units of the People's Committees of Hoa Binh city, districts, communes, wards and towns.
Da Bac district has advantages to grow tea, especially when the tea grown in this area is famous for high quality. However, facing difficulties in finding market for tea products, farmers in the district are not interested in growing tea.
In his poem "Wind and love blow in my country”, poet Luu Quang Vu wrote: "My country is like a boat sailing through strong wind/People with love find each other in the storm”. Those words have been cited repeatedly on social media these days, inspiring millions of Vietnamese people to share with and support people in the northern region affected by Typhoon Yagi.
Community digital technology (CDT) teams play a crucial role in spreading digital technology and digital skills to every citizen. With the motto "go to every alley, knock from door to door, check every person," these teams are vital in the ongoing and increasingly extensive digital transformation process in the province.
A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hoa Binh province on September 12 visited and presented relief aid to families affected by Typhoon Yagi in Lac Son and Tan Lac districts.
A delegation of the Government led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc had a working session with Hoa Binh province on September 8 to look into the settlement of Typhoon Yagi’s consequences. Local officials at the event included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; and heads of departments, sectors, and localities.
With the attention and investment of the Party and the State, upland communes of Tan Lac district have undergone significant changes. A notable example is Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU of the Standing Board of the province’s Party Committee regarding the implementation of the project "Building upland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourist areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050."
Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 5 morning attended the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year at Tuan Dao Primary and Secondary School in Lac Son district.
Hoa Binh province currently has 134 non-agricultural cooperatives, accounting for representing 26.8% of the local total cooperatives. Of them, 42 are in industry and handicrafts, 10 in construction, 13 in electricity, 20 in trade and services, 6 in environmental sanitation services, 14 in transportation, 10 in tourism, and 19 in other fields.
Digital transformation in building new-style rural areas aims to gradually establish smart rural areas, enhance community activity efficiency, and contribute to making the National Target Programme on Building New-style Rural Areas more effective and sustainable. Hoa Binh province has implemented many models and programmes on digital transformation in rural areas, gradually meeting the requirements of comprehensive digital transformation.
Lac Thuy district made a breakthrough in the land redistribution work during 2020-2023 to develop large-scale fields, creating favourable conditions for businesses, cooperatives, and other economic sectors to invest in the production of agricultural commodities, and helping improve productivity and income for farmers.
In 2016, Yen Tri commune in Yen Thuy district was recognised as a new-style rural area in 2016, an advanced new-style rural area in 2020 and a model new-style rural area in 2021, respectively. It is the first and only commune in the province meeting the criteria for model new-style rural areas.
Aside from engaging in agricultural sector, there still some non-agricultural occupations that are suitable for women, especially ethnic minority women in rural areas. Based on the demand of learners, agencies and units in Yen Thuy district have implemented vocational training programmes that associate with employment opportunities and meet demand of labour market.