(HBO) – A ceremony celebrating 55 years of the late President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to Hoa Binh high school of young socialist workers, now known as Hoa Binh ethnic boarding school, took place in the northern province of Hoa Binh on August 17.
Attending
the event were Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and
head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education
Vo Van Thuong, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Bui Van Tinh, Vice
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial
People’s Council Nguyen Van Quang, Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Nguyen Van Quang and Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
(VFF)’s Central Committee Bui Thi Thanh.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and
Education Vo Van Thuong presents Labour Order, third class, to Hoa Binh ethnic
boarding school.
Vice President of the VFF Central Committee
Bui Thi Thanh presents gifts to lecturers, students of Hoa Binh high school of
young socialist workers.
The school was founded on April 1, 1958 under
the initiative of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. Despite difficulties
and challenges, lecturers and students worked hard to fulfill assigned tasks,
turning the school into a model nationwide.
Head of
the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van
Thuong cut the ribbon to inaugurate the relic site marking Uncle Ho’s visit to
the school.
On August 17, 1962, the late President visited
the school and left the autograph "Must-have: study well, work well. Keep
striving, keep progressing”.
Over the past years, the Hoa Binh ethnic
boarding high school has reaped important successes, leading the provincial
high schools and ethnic schools nationwide in terms of teaching and learning
quality. Thanks to gained achievements, the school has been honoured with the
Party and State distinctions such as the Labour Order, first, second and third
class, the Independence Order, third class, the Flag of the government,
Head of
the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van
Thuong and local leaders contemplate artifacts and photos at display
house.
The school’s lecturers and students also vowed
to continue building on the past achievements to maintain its current
status.
Vo Van Thuong presented Labour Order, third
class, to the school in honour of its education-training achievements from
2011-2012 to 2015-2016 academic years.
Bui Thi Thanh presented gifts of the VFF’s
Central Committee to the school.
After cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the relic
site marking Uncle Ho’s visit to the school, Thuong and provincial leaders
offered incense, visited the site’s display house, planted trees and released
fish on the premises.
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.