Hoa Binh city is gathering feedback from ministries and sectors regarding its proposal for tier-2 urban status. After years of development from its tier-3 foundation, the city is awaiting inclusion in the country’s list of more than 30 tier-2 urban centres.
A corner of Hoa Binh city.
For Le Minh Long, a native in Tan Thinh ward who now lives in Hai Phong city,
the transformation of his homeland is striking with high-rise building,
shopping zones, an array of services, and bustling streets.
Prior to 2010, entertainment options for young people were limited to a handful
of small coffee and fashion shops and eateries. Nowadays, shopping centres
offer everything from retail therapy to cinema experience, helping younger
generations embrace a contemporary and dynamic lifestyle.
Over the recent past,
multiple infrastructure improvement projects have been carried out, including
the upgrade of key streets like Cu Chinh Lan, An Duong Vuong, Ba Trieu, Vo Thi
Sau, Ly Nam De, and Phan Boi Chau. These projects cover sidewalk renovation,
lighting system supplement, and drainage system construction.
Besides, the city has accelerated the site clearance work for the construction
of key projects, helping create a facelift to the locality.
The economic indicators also support the city’s ambition. Over the past three
years, Hoa Binh city has maintained an average economic growth rate of 11.93%
while per capita income is 1.51 times higher than the national level. Besides,
non-agricultural employment has reached 82.2% while the poverty rate has
dropped significantly to 1.38%. According to the Ministry of Construction’s
assessment board, the metrics align with the tier-2 urban standards.
Achieving the tier-2
status, Chairman of the city People’s Committee Pham Anh Quy said, will not
only be a milestone but also a starting point for the city to continue
consolidating and improving its achieved criteria, with the ultimate goal of
improving the living quality of the local residents.
The city, boasting rich cultural, historical and ethnic traits of the
northwestern region, will keep on making breakthroughs and positioning itself
as a political, administrative, economic, cultural, social and
scientific-technical centre of Hoa Binh province.
On May 15, the Hoa Binh Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation launched the "Digital Literacy for All” movement. The event was held both in-person and virtually, connecting provincial authorities with district-level Party committees and local communities across communes, wards, and townships.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province on May 16 held a conference to honour outstanding intellectuals for their contributions in 2025.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has held a conference to announce the provincial Party Committee’s decision about the merger of Hoa Binh Newspaper and the provincial Radio and Television Station, along with the Standing Board’s appointment decisions.
After the historic victory on April 30, 1975, which liberated the South and reunified the country, the whole Vietnam embarked on a new mission — promoting peace and reconstructing the nation with century-defining projects. On the fierce Da River, over 30,000 engineers, sappers, and construction workers battled against rocky mountains and raging floods to achieve a remarkable feat. The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia at that time, officially began generating electricity, lighting up the North and ushering in a new era of industrialisation.
Muong Dong in Kim Boi district, one of the four major Muong regions in Hoa Binh province, is harnessing its revolutionary legacy and cultural heritage to drive socio-economic transformation.
Throughout April, the joyful atmosphere of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification spread nationwide. Together with the whole country, residents in Hoa Binh city also expressed their patriotism through meaningful and practical actions.
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