(HBO) – Da Bac district, spanning 77,976 hectares of land, has 20 communes and town covered by Programme 135 – programme for socio-economic development in specially-disadvantaged communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
Thanks to investment from Programme 135, roads in Sung
hamlet (Cao Son commune) were concretised, helping the hamlet develop
community-based tourism.
Vice Chairwoman of the district People’s Committee Bui Thi Hieu said the
district has made poverty alleviation a key mission, which is inseparable from
the local socio-economic development strategy.
The spirit of self-reliance should be promoted among impoverished households so
as to realise the sustainable poverty reduction target, she added.
In the past time, the national target programme on sustainable poverty
reduction has served as a lever for the district’s socio-economic development.
Programme 30A, which is designed to support 64 poorest district across the
country to rapidly reduce poverty through investment in essential
infrastructure system, has given a facelift to Da Bac district. New infrastructure
facilities have been built and existing ones repaired and upgraded; poverty
alleviation models have been set up to improve and diversify local livelihoods.
Under the programme, many labourers from poor, near poor and ethnic families
have chances to work abroad.
Particularly, Programme 135 helped the district build 33 public works, maintain
52 others, support 28 production models, and open training class to transfer
science and technology in 2018.
This year, Da Bac district received 20.48 billion VND from the programme to
upgrade and build local infrastructure.
Along with the programmes, the district People’s Committee has pushed forward
with the preferential credit policy for households living under and just above
the poverty line, and those who have just escaped poverty.
The sustainable poverty reduction programmes have promoted socio-economy in Da
Bac district, resulting in the fall in the poverty and unemployment rates.
Last year, poor households accounted for 37.04 percent of the district’s total
families. The rate is projected to drop to 32 percent in 2019./.
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.
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