(HBO) – As a gateway of Hoa Binh province, Luong Son district is proud of revolutionary traditions that were built up during the wars against French and US forces. The district Party Committee, authorities and people have carried forward the traditions to surpass difficulties and contribute to the development of Hoa Binh, deserving its role as the province’s driving force region.

Luong Son district has been given a
facelift. Photo taken in Rong Can commune, Lam Son district
During the resistance wars, residents in Luong Son
joined hands with people nationwide to win the historic victory on April 30,
1975. A total of 7,452 young people in Luong Son joined the military. The
locality provided 12,300 tonnes of food and foodstuff for the battlefields. Its
military units and people also took part in the "Dien Bien Phu in the air”
campaign.
After the wars, despite a range of hardships,
all-level Party Committees, authorities and people in Luong Son have made
efforts to give a facelift to the district. In the 2015-2020 tenure, Luong Son
achieved many hallmark achievements.
Bui Quang Toan, Secretary of the district Party
Committee, said over the past five years, Luong Son completed 15 out of 18
targets set in the resolution of the 25th congress of the district's Party
organisation.
The locality posted high economic growth while
economic restructuring is on the right track. Luong Son has invested in
socio-economic infrastructure, helping to raise people’s living standards.
Its production value grew 13.86 percent during the
period and the scale of economic sectors expanded nearly 2.2 times.
In 2019, Luong Son district was recognised as a
new-style rural area, and Luong Son town and its expanded area won the
fourth-tier urban area status, one year ahead of schedule.
The district has continued to stay firm amid
difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Local residents are
resolved to fulfilled the dual goal of pandemic prevention and control, and
production.
Luong Son has actively and flexibly taken preventive
measures at all levels to minimize losses.
A highlight of the pandemic combat in Luong Son is
the "Zero dong” shop model launched by the district’s youth union and labour
federation to mobilise donations from organisations and individuals in support
of needy people./.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
Recognising digital transformation as an inevitable trend, authorities and agencies in Hoa Binh have made great efforts in the work by focusing on three core pillars - digital government, digital society, and digital economy, resulting in enhanced competitiveness, improved investment climate, and ensured economic and social welfare.