(HBO) – A press delegation from the Lao People's Democratic Republic led by Somsavath Phongsa, deputy head of the Press Department under the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, has paid a working visit to Hoa Binh newspaper.
The delegation included heads, deputy heads, specialists, reporters of the Lao Press Department, Lao National Television, Lao News Agency, and Department of Information, Culture and Tourism from Oudomxay, Xayabuli provinces.
Dinh Van On, Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh
newspaper and deputy editors-in-chief, reporters and staff of the newspaper
welcomed the guests.

Lao
journalists and Hoa Binh newspaper’s officials and reporters at the working
session
Amid the open and friendly atmosphere,
Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh newspaper Dinh Van On expressed his pleasure to
receive the Lao press delegation to visit
Vietnam and Hoa Binh province.
He said the sound
cooperative ties between the two countries’ press agencies over the past time
have significantly contributed to strengthening bilateral solidarity. He
highlighted the close relations between Hoa Binh province and
Laos’ twinning
provinces of Houaphanh and Luang Prabang.
Dinh Van
On, Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh newspaper presents a gift to Somsavath Phongsa,
deputy head of the Lao Press Department
At the working session, Dinh Van On introduced
the development of Hoa Binh newspaper as well as Hoa Binh province over the
past few years to Lao journalists.
The Lao
press delegation visits the relic site where political training classes and the
preparatory session of the second congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary
Party took place at the campus of the provincial Military High Command
The two sides exchanged issues of mutual
concerns such as press publishing, experience to have interesting press
products, attracting readers, operation of a press agency, and personnel
organisation, along with difficulties and advantages in the development roadmap
of Hoa Binh e-newspaper.
Somsavath Phongsa, deputy head of the Press
Department under the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism,
expressed his pleasure to lead Lao journalists to visit
Vietnam this
time.
He thanked leaders, staff and reporters of Hoa Binh newspaper for their warm welcome
and congratulated the newspaper on achievements it has gained over the past
time. He said his visit aims to learn and share professional experience with
the Vietnamese counterparts to serve the socio-economic development of
Laos at
present.
He noted that the experiences in operation and development of the Vietnamese
press in general and Hoa Binh newspaper in particular are valuable for the Lao
press, especially when
Laoshas seen remarkable achievements in communications in the digital era. He hoped
to continue building close relations with Vietnamese press agencies, including
Hoa Binh newspaper in the coming time.
On the occasion, the Lao press delegation
offered incense to pay tribute to Uncle Ho at his statue, visited the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant and the relic site political training classes and the
preparatory session of the second congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary
Party took place at the campus of the provincial Military High Command.
The Lao
press delegation visits the Hoa Binh hydropower plant
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.