HBO – The Hoa Binh province People’s Committee held a working session on March 19 to review the implementation of conclusions of its Chairman on carrying out projects using land relating to resorts, eco urban areas, and mining in Luong Son district; a project on adjustment of the general planning for Hoa Binh city by 2035; and another project to build Hoa Binh province’s inter-sectoral headquarters.
An overview of the conference
According
to adjustmentsof the general planning for Hoa Binh city by 2035, the city
borders Phu Tho province’s Thanh Son district to the north; Hoa Binh’s Cao
Phong district to the south; Hoa Binh’s Da Bac district to the west; and Hoa
Binh’s Ky Son and Kim Boi district to the east.
Hoa Binh city is a third-level city, the centre of administration, politics,
economics, culture, education, science-technology. It plays a key role in
promoting the province’s economic development. It is one of the gateway urban
centres to Hanoi, serving as a bridge connecting Hanoi capital area with the
northwest region.
The project on adjustments of the general planning for Hoa Binh city by 2035 aim
to build Hoa Binh City a civilized, modern urban centre imbued with local cultural
identity; meet requirements on the development and management of economics,
culture, urban space, and architecture; while laying legal foundation for local
authorities, organisations and units to implement the zoning off of wards, and make
construction and investment projects, as well as to supervise the city’s
investment, construction, development activities in line with the approved
plan.
It focuses on five components, namely: building a trade and financial centre in
north Thinh Lang along the Da river; upgrading the infrastructure along the two
banks of the Da river to raise the land’s efficiency and better the landscapes;
developing resorts, lake-based tourism and services in close link with the Ba
Cap and Bich Ha ports, as part of the national tourism destination of Hoa Binh
lake; enhancing the province’s health care quality, thus easing the load of
patients from northwestern province to Hanoi’s hospitals; and completing the
Quynh Lam multi-functional centre to serve sustainable development of the
province.
During the event, local leaders requested the provincial Department of
Construction to complete the project to build Hoa Binh province’s
inter-sectoral headquarters while advising the Committee on necessary documents
to report to the provincial Party Standing Committee for approval./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
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.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.