(HBO) – A delegation led by Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county of Ulsan city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), visited Hoa Binh province on July 3. Bui Van Cuu, member of the provincial Party Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with other local officials had a working session with the delegation.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu and Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county
of the RoK’s Ulsan city signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in
multiple fields, including economy, culture and education.
Welcoming the delegation, Vice Chairman of the
Hoa Binh People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu said Vietnam and the RoK are
Asian-Pacific countries with bilateral friendship dating back many years. The
RoK has become a leading partner of Vietnam and now ranks second among foreign
investors in the country. It has also invested in many projects in Hoa Binh.
Ulju county and Hoa Binh province share many
similarities, which are favourable for them to boost comprehensive cooperation,
thereby helping to promote each locality’s economic development, he noted.
For his part, Mayor Lee thanked the province for
its warm welcome for his delegation. He also informed the host officials about
Ulju county’s economic and cultural situation.
He expressed his hope that Ulju and Hoa Binh
will reach consensus on cooperation for common development.
At the working session, the two sides signed a memorandum
of understanding on collaboration. Accordingly, they will step up multifaceted
ties, including in economy, education and culture, on the basis of equality and
mutual benefit.
During their working trip to Hoa Binh, the Ulju
delegation also visited the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant and the Muong Cultural
Space Museum.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
