(HBO) - Vice Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council and head of the provincial Steering Committee for Religious Affairs Tran Dang Ninh visited, presented gifts and extended Christmas greetings to Hoa Binh Diocese in Hoa Binh city. He was accompanied by leaders of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front, Mass Mobilisation Department, Home Affairs Department and Military Command.
The Hoa Binh Diocese is
home to 3,200 Catholic followers. In recent years, local Catholic followers’
lives have been stable thanks to the attention from the Party and State. Local
parishioners have actively responded to patriotic movements and campaign,
especially the movement "All people unit to build the cultural life in
residential area.”

Vice Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee Tran Dang Ninh presents flowers and congratulates Hoa Binh Diocese.
At the Hoa Binh church, on
behalf of local leaders, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Tran
Dang Ninh presented flowers and gifts of the provincial Party Committee,
People's Council, People's Committee and Fatherland Front Committee to the Hoa
Binh Diocese and extended Christmas wishes to Catholic dignitaries and
followers. He spoke highly of the role of the Pastoral Council in encouraging
Catholic followers to follow the Party and State policies and guidelines, stay
united for social, economic and cultural development. He also wished that in
the near future, Catholic followers would continue the tradition of living a
good life, upholding the great national unity for socio-economic development,
contributing to further developing the province together with the provincial
Party Committee, authorities and people.
On the occasion, leaders
of the provincial Military Command presented flowers and gifts of High Command
of Military Zone 3 and the provincial Military Command to the Hoa Binh Diocese.
On behalf of the Catholic
community, Priest of Hoa Binh Diocese Nguyen Trung Thoai thanked the provincial
authorities and leaders of Military Zone 3 High Command for sharing joy with
Catholic followers on Christmas. In the near future, the diocese wished to
continue receiving attention of departments and agencies, and urging local
Catholics to follow the principle of "Living Gospel amidst the Nation”.
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.