(HBO) - In the first six months of 2019, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) of the northwestern province of Hoa Binh revealed a positive growth of 10.3 percent compared to the same period last year.
The provincial industrial production value
was estimated at 18.3 trillion VND (nearly 785.98 million USD), a year-on-year
rise of 15.46 percent, or 48.93 percent of the year’s plan.
Major industrial sectors and products also recorded
expansion. Among these, processing and manufacturing industries continued to be
a driving force for the province’s industrial growth.
Notably, the production of some staples of Hoa
Binh, such as apparel, electronic products, and construction materials
including brick and cement, continued to expand. Electricity production and
distribution saw stable growth, ensuring demand for business activities and
people’s lives.
Meanwhile, mining showed sign of recovery
against the same period last year, as output of construction stone was 8.4
percent higher and that of coal and ore inched up between 0.2 percent and 0.8
percent.
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.