(HBO) – Hoa Binh is drastically working to tackle obstacles in attracting investment; improve the local business climate with a focus on administrative reform; and build a government apparatus that benefits the people and enterprises as serve the provincial development. Such efforts aim at making the province a vibrant and reliable destination for investors.
The provincial Party Committee and People's Committee
have directed the acceleration of site clearance at and infrastructure
investment in local industrial zones and clusters to soon lure secondary
investors. (Photo taken at the Tien Tien industrial cluster in Hoa Binh city’s
Quang Tien commune).
As of 2021, Hoa Binh had 655 valid projects in operation, including 39
foreign-funded ones worth about 616.32 million USD and 616 domestic-invested
projects valued at some 109.545 trillion VND (4.78 billion USD).
According to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment, overall, the
operations of completed projects have significantly promoted the province’s
socio-economic development; improved the value of its industrial production,
commerce, services and agriculture; contributed to the provincial budget; and
created jobs for local workers.
In the 2021-2025 period, the province targets an average annual economic growth
rate of 9 percent and higher as well as the attraction of approximately 80
trillion VND worth of domestic investment and about 1 billion USD of foreign
capital. By 2025, industrial zones and clusters are expected to cover about 1
percent of the province's natural area.
Toward these goals, the provincial Party Committee’s standing board identifies
2022 as a pivotal year to accelerate the local efforts. It is necessary to
further improve Hoa Binh’s business climate and to drastically direct the
construction of eight large projects, the body noted.
Quach Tat Liem, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, emphasised
that the year will see a great focus on site clearance work. Related
departments and sectors need to coordinate with local authorities to well solve
resettlement problems for households whose lands are acquired, Liem requested.
Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning and
Investment, informed that his department has actively advised the provincial
People's Committee to issue a plan on business climate improvement for 2022. It
is also giving further advice on the issuance of a guide on local
administrative procedures to facilitate investors, he added./.
Hoa Binh province has shown strong performance in family planning by effectively implementing directions and plans in the field, including Directive No. 12/CT-UBND issued by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on August 4, 2021 on rolling out measures to maintain the policy of each couple having two children, which is stated in community rules and the regulations of agencies, organisations, and units across the province of Hoa Binh for the 2021 – 2025 period.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a hybrid conference on December 18 to review the culture, sport, and tourism sector’s performance in 2024 and launch key tasks for 2025. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong and officials from local departments and sectors also took part in the event.
Hoa Binh’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 18, hosted a conference to present the outcomes of a research study on the traditional costumes of the Muong ethnic group.
Along with the activities of Project 6 - the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021 – 2026 period, efforts to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in Lac Son district have received additional momentum.
In the context of globalisation and deeper integration, preserving and promoting the national cultural identity is of utmost importance. Aware of their pioneering and proactive role on all fronts, over the years, the youth organisations at all levels in Hoa Binh province have implemented various concrete and practical activities to preserve and promote the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the locality.
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