(HBO) – The provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh have co-organised the 2019 Hoa Binh Student Singing Festival. The event gathered more than 500 students and teachers from 35 boarding secondary schools, high schools and colleges across the province.

The performance of the song"Nguoi la niem
tin tat thang” (Ho Chi Minh the belief for sure victory) by Tan Lac
High School wins the first prize at the solo category of the festival.
Participating teamsstaged 50 songs, which were
classified intosolo
and group categories.The songs focused on the
themes of praising the Party, the late President Ho Chi Minh and patriotism.
The festival was a practical activity to
celebrate the 69th anniversary ofVietnameseStudents’Traditional Day (January 9, 1950 – 2019). It helped to promote cultural and musical activities at schools; as well as create a playground forlocal studentsto get together andexchange experiences concerningthe organisation of youth activities.
The festival awarded four first, eight second, 12 third and 14
consolation prizes. The first
prizes of the single category belonged to Tan Lac High School with the song"Nguoi
la niem tin tat thang” (Ho
Chi Minh the belieffor surevictory) and the Hoa
Binh Continuing Education Center with "Hanh phuc xuan ngoi” (Spring happiness).
Meanwhile, in the group category, the first prizes went to the Cong Nghiep High
School with "Xinh tuoi Viet Nam” (Charming Vietnam) and Tan Lac High Shool with
"Xuong cho mua que” (Going to countryside market).
At the event, the organisers granted the provincial certificates of merit to honour five groups and 23 individuals./.
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.