(HBO) - A delegation from the Lao province of Houaphanh, led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Deputy Governor Pheng Kanyaphim, paid a visit to Hoa Binh province and extended lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Vietnamese locality’s authorities on January 23.
Member of the Party
Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee Bui
Van Tinh, and Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee Bui
Van Khanh received the Lao delegation.
During the reception, Hoa
Binh’s leaders expressed their joy to welcome the Lao delegation.
Tinh briefed the guests on Hoa Binh’s achievements in politic, economic, cultural
and social areas in 2018. He reviewed the friendship between the two countries in
general, as well as between Hoa Binh and Houaphanh provinces in particular.
Pheng Kanyaphim highly valued changes and strong development of Hoa
Binh province in recent times.
On the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) festival of Vietnam, Pheng Kanyaphim, on behalf of leaders and people of Houaphanh
province, extended greetings to leaders,
armed forces and people of Hoa Binh, wishing them good health, happiness and success
in the new year.
He expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of
Vietnam (CPV), Vietnamese people in general and those from Hoa Binh in
particular will reap bigger achievements.
He hoped Houaphanh and Hoa Binh would expand cooperation and mutually support in
the coming time, towards promoting social, cultural and economic development
and ensuring defence-security in both localities, thus contributing to further strengthening
the Laos-Vietnam special solidarity and friendship.

Hoa Binh province’s leaders receive and work with the
delegation of Houaphanh province of Laos
Tinh
congratulated Houaphanh province on its great achievements in recent times.
In order to promote the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos, Hoa Binh
province will bolster comprehensive cooperation and development with Houaphanh and
other localities of Laos, he said.
He affirmed that exchange activities between the two localities will be
enhanced, while the two sides’ sectors and agencies will also enhance coordination
and mutual support, contributing to tightening the Vietnam-Laos special
friendship./.
The Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation of Hoa Binh province convened a meeting on March 11 to deploy key tasks.
Lac Son district is reorganising and streamlining its organisational apparatus and the contingent of officials, civil servants and public employees in line with Resolution 18 issued by the 12th Party Central Committee.
The provincial Department of Public Security has reorganised its structure to enhance operational efficiency and meet the evolving demands of the new era. In line with the Resolution No. 25 of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the move aims to streamline personnel, standardise leadership roles, and strengthen the police force’s capacity while creating better conditions for modernising equipment.
The subcommittee for documents of the 18th Hoa Binh provincial Party Congress, the 2025 - 2030 term, convened on March 3 to review and incorporate public feedback on the congress’s draft documents. The meeting was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. It was attended by senior provincial officials, including Bui Thi Minh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; other members of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee; and members of the document subcommittee.
Muong Bi - Tan Lac, one of the four major Muong ethnic minority-inhabited regions in Hoa Binh, is known for not only its distinctive cultural identity but also its proud history of heroism, with great contributions to the victory against US invaders in the past. Today, Tan Lac district continues to uphold this legacy while embracing development and renewal.
March 3 marked the first official working day for specialised agencies under the provincial People's Committee following the merger or transfer of functions and tasks from the previous agencies. On this day, the newly merged departments and agencies took proactive steps to arrange personnel, organise workflows, and implement tasks efficiently, ensuring that administrative procedures were carried out smoothly without interruption.