(HBO) - Luong Son town in Luong Son district of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has been qualified as a fourth-tier urban area with a score of 84 on the 100-score scale.
After many years of tireless efforts, Luong Son district has gradually
realised its target of building Luong Son town and areas in the vicinity into
the fourth-tier urban area, one of the two important missions set in the 14thprovincial Party Congress’s Resolution that need to be completed in 2020.
A residential area and central market project developed on an area of
more than 10 hectares by Queensland Co., Ltd. is the highlight of Luong Son
urban area.
As a gateway to Hoa Binh province, Luong Son district has mobilised
resources to develop infrastructure, aiming to become a fourth-tier urban area and
a new-style rural district by 2020.
The provincial People’s Committee has approved the implementation of 16 housing
projects in Luong Son district. The projects have a combined area of 550
hectares and can house 18,000 people.
Meanwhile, the district has given the green-light to and is carrying out five
auctions of land use right with total acreage of 25 hectares with an expected
population of 6,000.
Actually, urban infrastructure, dynamic industrial parks and well-developed
services have created a facelift for the locality. Investment was poured into
developing comprehensive infrastructure at Luong Son industrial park, making
contributions to increasing export value and state budget collection while
promoting the shifting of labour from agriculture to industry.
The district is accelerating administrative procedure reforms to improve the
local business climate as well as helping businesses carry out their investment
projects. In addition, due attention has been paid to mobilising all resources
to invest in transport and industrial infrastructure, general hospitals,
gymnasiums, resort projects and waste treatment facilities.
Furthermore, priority has been given to enhancing quality of urban criteria so
as to attract more residents to the new urban area./.
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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