(HBO) – The awarding ceremony for the first popularization contest in Hoa Binh province was organised at the provincial cultural palace on August 28. The event was attended by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong.
Photo: Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong presents the A Prize for team
for Tan Lac district.
During
two vibrant competing days, 11 teams from 11 districts and city with 224 communication
activists went through seven rounds of competition, including self introduction,
art performance, communication skills, team’s short plays, knowledge of local
situation, radio announcement, and mobile popularisation.
The organising board presented 42 awards, with A, B, and C Prizes to the
excellent performances in each competing rounds.
In the self-introduction round, the A prize went to Hoa Binh city, while Tan
Lac and Cao Phong districts got the B prize, and Lac Thuy, Mai Chau and Kim Boi
districts brought home the C prize.
In the knowledge of local situation round, Lac Son district won A prize, Hoa
Binh city, Da Bac district and Lac Thuy district got B prizes, and Tan Lac and
Kim Boi districts bagged C prizes.
In the radio announcement round, A prize was for Tan Lac district, B for Lac
Thuy district, Hoa Binh city, and C for Lac Son, Cao Phong and Yen Thuy
districts.
Regarding art performance: Tan Lac district won A prize, while B prize was for
Cao Phong and Luong Son districts, and C prize belonged to Mai Chau district,
Lac Thuy district, and Hoa Binh city.
In the communication skills round, Cao Phong district brought home the A prize,
Ky Son and Tan Lac districts B prize, and Lac Son and Luong Son districts and
Hoa Binh city C prize.
Regarding team prizes: Tan Lac district won A prize; Hoa Binh city and Lac Son
district bagged B prize, C prize went to Ky Son, Cao Phong and Lac Thuy
districts, and consolation prize was for Da Bac, Kim Boi, Mai Chau, Luong Son,
and Yen Thuy districts./.
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.