(HBO) – Hoa Binh province has two post and telecommunications businesses, providing services at 216 post offices. There are 134 communal cultural post offices connected with the Internet.
The cultural post office in Dan Ha commune, Ky Son district
provides a wide range of services to meet locals’ demand.
The companies have worked to ensure timely delivery and
distribution particularly during Lunar New Year (Tet), important celebrations
and large political events in the province. A line-up of services have been
carried out in the locality, including pension payment, social insurance
payment, public service delivery, postal financial service and retirement
credit. Besides, newspaper is distributed to all communes daily.
Telecommunications infrastructure is well
managed in line with local planning. Service providers have ensured smooth
internet access during Tet and festivals. Local communications system is well
linked with that of armed forces in the province. In addition, there is a sound
coordination between modern and traditional communication channels to assure
accurate, timely and safe information for local leaders in all situations.
Currently, there are five enterprises investing
in telecommunication infrastructure and providing telecommunications and
Internet services, namely VNPT Hoa Binh, Viettel Hoa Binh, FPT, Mobifone and
Vietnammobile, with 25 switchboards.
Residents in all 210 communes now have access to
all telecommunications services through fibre optic cables. Meanwhile, base
transceiver stations (BTSs) have been built in 209 communes, wards and towns.
There are over 700,000 mobile phone and
telephone subscribers in the province, more than 64,000 of whom are fixed
telephone subscribers and postpaid mobile subscribers, 50,000 internet
subscribers and more than 48,000 television subscribers./.
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.
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