(HBO) – The Au My Centre for Research and Technology Transfer and the People’s Committee of Mai Chau district held a ceremony on December 11 to announce trademark certification for Thung Khe sticky corn and Phuc San taro.
A representative the Mai Chau People’s
Committee presents certificates recognising the use of Thung Khe sticky corn
and Phuc San taro trademarks to households.
The two products have become trademarks of
residents in Thung Khe commune, now Thanh Son commune and Phuc San commune, now
Son Thuy commune.
However, they remain self-sufficient and
have yet to gain a strong foothold in the market. The building of intellectual
property for the products aims to build and protect the prestige, improve
competitiveness, and prevent fake goods. Once licensed, the products could meet
market demand, contributing to promoting production and trade, improving incomes
of residents in Thanh Son and Son Thuy communes in service of local socio-economic
development. It will also help improve the efficiency of state management on
intellectual property on Thung Khe sticky corn and Phuc San taro.
At the ceremony, a representative from the
provincial Department of Science and Technology presented certificates
recognising Thung Khe sticky corn and Phuc San taro to the Mai Chau district
People’s Committee.
Later, an official of the Mai Chau District
People’s Committee handed over certificates recogning the use of Thung Khe
sticky corn trademark to eight households and Phuc San taro trademark to 10 other
families./.
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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