(HBO) – Torsten Bonew, Mayor of Germany’s Leipzig city, has led a delegation to visit the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
He
was welcomed by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Bui Van Tinh, Vice
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong, and
representatives of some local agencies.
Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee Bui Van Tinh greets Mayor of Leipzig city Torsten
Bonew.
At
the meeting, Tinh briefed his guests on Hoa Binh’s socio-economic situation as
well as its development targets, potential and advantages in agriculture,
tourism and energy.
He
also talked about environmental and energy technologies of the province, the
operation of Hoa Binh Clean Water JSC and the locality’s demand for
technological development in the time ahead.
Tinh
called on the German side to step up research and cooperation to set up a close,
sustainable relationship between Leipzig city and Hoa Binh province, while
helping Hoa Binh apply and develop energy and environmental technologies and speeding
up funding for water supply network planning in the locality.
Hoa
Binh will grant a decision on investment intention to Aqua One Water JSC to
build a factory specialising in water treatment and supply in southeastern
Hanoi at an investment promotion conference slated for December 11 in the
province. The 304 billion VND project has a designed capacity of 600,000 cu.m per
day and night.
Torsten Bonew, Mayor of
Leipzig city, hands over 100,000 EUR to help Hoa Binh with water supply
planning research.
The
German side introduced Leipzig city’s situation and its strength in water
treatment, energy development and agriculture, and highlighted effective cooperation
between the city and Vietnamese localities.
Torsten
Bonew lauded achievements of Vietnam and Hoa Binh in particular over the past
time, especially changes in the awareness of Vietnamese businesses and people of
environmental protection.
The
mayor expressed his hope that through high-quality, sustainable technologies, German
businesses would contribute to improving water quality for Vietnamese people,
and that the two sides will continue to promote cooperation for mutual
development.
On
this occasion, Torsten Bonew presented 100,000 EUR to support Hoa Binh in water
supply planning research./.
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.