(HBO) - A working delegation of the north-western province of Hoa Binh led by Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, visited and extended greetings to leaders of Houaphanh province of Laos on the occasion of the country’s traditional New Year festival, the Bunpimay. The delegation was received by Deputy Governor of Houaphanh Phanthong Phetxay Somvane and other provincial leaders.
Vice Chairman of Hoa Binh People’s Committee
Nguyen Van Chuong presents gift to leaders of Laos’ Houaphanh province.
At the
working session, Vice Chairman of Hoa Binh People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong
extended New Year greetings to leaders and people of Houaphanh province, on
behalf of Hoa Binh authorities. He also briefed his host on the socio-economic
development of Hoa Binh.
The two
sides discussed a plan on human resources training for Houaphanh province in
the coming time.
For his
part, Deputy Governor of Houaphanh Phanthong Phetxay Somvane thanked Hoa Binh
authorities for paying heed to Houaphanh’s development, especially during this
year’s Bunpimay festival.
He voiced
his hope that the two provinces will continue to tighten the bilateral
friendship and the Vietnamese locality will further support Houaphanh province
in the future.
After the
meeting, the Hoa Binh delegation and Houaphanh leaders joined a celebration in
Xam Neua city, in which participantssplashed
water and tied threads on each other’s wrist, part of traditional rituals of
Bunpimay, to wish for peace and a happy New Year./.
After three years of implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW on continuing performing Directive 05-CT/TW on enhancing the learning and studying of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral example and lifestyle, Lac Thuy district of Hoa Binh province has discovered many effective models and practices, creating a spillover effect in the local community, helping to develop a clean and strong Party Organisation meeting the requirements in the new situation.
The Hoa Binh Elderly Association and the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 7 held a working session with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Embassy and sponsors of a local project on reducing senior citizens’ income and health vulnerabilities in Vietnam (VIE071).
Seventy years have passed, but the memories of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 have never faded in the mind of veteran Ly Van Ngoan from Dong Tien hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district.
Over recent times, in Mai Chau district, there have been many typical examples of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle in all aspects of the social life, contributing to successfully implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, and ensuring social welfare and defence and security in the locality.
Officials of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with others from the provinces also taking part in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada, visited and had a working session with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston on April 24 (local time). The delegation was welcomed by Hoang Thuy Duong, Consul General of Vietnam in the city, and staff members of the consulate.
Officials of Hoa Binh province joining in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada began working sessions in New York on April 22. Other provinces participating in this programme, held by the Department for Local Diplomacy Facilitation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include Yen Bai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Gia Lai.
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