The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance held a New Year meeting with its member cooperatives on February 25 to review past achievements and outline future goals.
Leaders of the provincial Cooperative Alliance hand over certificates of merit
to individuals with outstanding achievements in developing the collective
economy.
In 2024, significant efforts were made by local authorities to address
challenges and foster the growth of the collective economy and cooperatives. As
a result, 63 new cooperatives were established, surpassing the annual target by
80%, while seven cooperatives were dissolved. By the end of the year, the
province had 174 cooperative groups, 602 cooperatives, and three people's
credit funds, of which 166 cooperative groups, 525 cooperatives, and all three
credit funds were operating.
The
average revenue per cooperative reached 1.58 billion VND (61,815 USD), with an
average profit of 174 million VND, marking increases of 4.34% in revenue and
6.09% in profit compared to 2023. Additionally, the average monthly income of
cooperative members and workers rose 2.86% year-on-year, reaching 4.67 million
VND per person. Cooperatives continued to play a vital role in rural,
mountainous, and disadvantaged areas by supporting households in economic
development, creating jobs, enhancing product value and contributing to poverty
reduction while ensuring social security.
In its
efforts to provide consultancy and support, the provincial Cooperative Alliance
organised 30 seminars on legal policies, cooperative establishment procedures,
and business promotion. It also assisted four cooperatives in showcasing their
products at key events, including the "CoopStar Awards 2024" and the
Forum on Cooperative Economy 2024 hosted by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
(VCA).
For 2025, the alliance has set ambitious goals, including a 2% increase in
membership. It will conduct inspections and provide advisory services for at
least 20 member cooperatives to ensure compliance with the Cooperative Law
2023. Additionally, it will support 10 cooperatives in successfully organising
their annual meetings, serving as models for replication. Further efforts will
focus on expanding market access, with plans to assist 30 cooperatives in
participating in trade promotion programmes and business networking
opportunities.
On this occasion, the VCA honoured six individuals with the insignia "For
the Cause of Cooperative Development." Meanwhile, the provincial
Cooperative Alliance presented certificates of merit to five collectives and
four individuals in recognition of their oustanding contributions to the growth
of the collective economy.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
