(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
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.