(HBO) - Hoa Binh city is striving to become a modern and civilised urban area along the Da River, a worth-living place for local residents.
From having only one main traffic axis of the old National
Highway 6, now An Duong Vuong street, the city now has a complete traffic
system, creating remarkable changes in its appearance which astonished not only
outsiders but locals as well.
A corner of Hoa Binh city.
Nguyen Tien Hai, a retiree residing in Phuong Lam ward, said that locals are
proud to be citizens of the city when talking to their friends, relatives and
tourists.
Many streets and resident areas have been upgraded and become civilized, clean
and beautiful urban areas. Commercial centres and streets are bustling even at
night. More modern residential buildings have been built. People can enjoy high
quality healthcare, cultural and educational services. More capital is being
poured into urban infrastructure, industrial parks and clusters, urban areas
and trade buildings, creating new momentum for the city’s urban, trade and
service development.
In accordance with a National Assembly’s resolution, Hoa Binh city was expanded
by merging with the entire Ky Son district. It has achieved remarkable results
in mobilising resources for infrastructure investment, socio-economic
development and investment attraction. The city has always been in the
province’s top group in terms of State budget collection and poverty
reduction.
Hoa Binh city is coordinating with relevant agencies in designing an overall
planning for the city's development until 2045, which eyes development along
both sides of the Da River which is associated with roads, service facilities,
restaurants, hotels, electricity, lighting, and drainage systems. The city will
also attract investment in expanding commercial and tourist urban areas along
the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh expressway.
The city will develop high-quality tourism and services in association with
festivals, craft villages and traditional cultural activities. Attention will
be paid to the construction of important traffic routes including Hoa Lac - Hoa
Binh and Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressways; a road connecting Tran Hung Dao
street to Dan Chu ward; national highway 6 and national highway 70B, urban
riverside housing projects, golf courses, commercial services, restaurants and
hotels systems./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.