In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
Farm produce from Ban Dao Thong Nhat Cooperative in Hoa Binh city attracts considerable public interest at an event promoting ethnic minority and mountainous region products held in November.
An example of the effort has been shown in Tan Lac district’s Quyet Chien commune – a particularly challenging area, with the Muong ethnic minority group making up 99.9% of its population.
In 2008, the province’s centre for applied scientific techniques supported local residents in a trial planting of chayote vines for leaf on 0.5 hectares. In April 2017, the Quyet Chien safe vegetable cooperative was established with 39 members. Then the cooperative has expanded, providing stable incomes for hundreds of member households, with profit now exceeding 400 million VND (15,721 USD) per hectare annually.
The provincial Cooperative Alliance has so far organised 11 vocational training courses for 330 learners from ethnic minority and mountainous regions in fields such as industrial sewing, brocade weaving, and pig farming techniques; and 5 skills training classes on e-commerce, product storytelling, and marketing skills for 131 learners. The alliance has also conducted surveys and developed value chain production plans for products like fresh sugarcane and purple sweet potatoes across districts like Luong Son, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Yen Thuy, and Mai Chau. In addition, nine start-up projects for cooperatives in particularly challenging areas have been implemented.
According to Ha Ngoc Tuan, Chairman of the alliance, these activities have spurred the establishment of cooperatives and collaborative groups within ethnic communities, creating jobs and increasing incomes serving their socio-economic development and poverty alleviation.
As per the alliance’s data, ethnic minorities play management roles in over 320 cooperatives and operate more than 100 collaborative groups.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.
