(HBO) – As the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control, business, trade and service activities in Hoa Binh have recovered and developed strongly, with effective operation of markets, shopping centres and supermarkets.
Leaders of provincial
Department of Industry and Trade and local authorities inspect the trading of
necessities as well as the prices and quality of products (Photo taken at
Vinmart supermarket in Vincom Plaza in Hoa Binh city)
In the first six months of this year, total retail and service revenue of Hoa
Binh reached 27.23 trillion VND (1.16 billion USD), up 25.75 year on year,
fulfilling 51.9% of the yearly target.
As of the end of July, the province welcomed 1.68 million tourists, reaching
65.1% of its yearly goal, including 60,000 foreigners, earning about 1.9
trillion VND.
Pham Tien Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade,
said that along with strict control of the market through inspection and
monitoring activities, the province has promoted trade and service activities
through many events, including the 31st Southeast Asian Games and a number of
trade fairs.
This year, the province will allow local enterprises to organise 3-5 trade
fairs, and an ornamental creature exhibition with the participation of 40
cities and provinces nationwide.
The province has also rolled out measures to prevent smuggling and trade fraud,
he added.
Dung said that in the rest of this year, Hoa Binh aims for 25.23 trillion VND
in total retail sales of goods and services. To this end, Hoa Binh will
continue to control commodities’ prices, while building plans to supply goods
during the Lunar New Year, and focusing on promoting e-commerce./.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
