(HBO) – Vice Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang led a delegation to visit Bac Son commune, Tan Lac district, on November 16.
Bac Son is a mountainous commune in Tan Lac
district, which is 30km from the district’s centre with nearly 100 percent of its
population being ethnic minority people. The commune has a kindergarten, a
primary and secondary school with a total of 341 students and 42 teachers and education
managers. The commune is working to universalise education for five-year-old
children.

Nguyen Van
Quang, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee, and leaders of the provincial Department of
Education and Training meet with teachers and students from Bac Son primary and
secondary school.
The quality of education in the commune has
been improved over the past time. In 2016-2017 academic year, the rate of diligent
children was 94.2 percent while the proportion of underweight and
stunted-growth kids was brought down to 2.9 percent and 8 percent respectively.
All Grade 5 pupils completed primary education while nearly 19 percent of secondary
students made good and excellent academic performance. The commune had 22
outstanding students at the district level. It aims to have at least one school
meeting national standards by 2020.
Nguyen Van
Quang, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee, presents gifts to children with outstanding
academic performance.
Nguyen Van Quang, Vice Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee,
visits Bac Son commune’s kindergarten
Speaking at a working session with communal authorities,
Nguyen Van Quang, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman
of the provincial People’s Committee, said the province always pays attention
to investing in building infrastructure, promoting socio-economic development,
and improving living standards for people in mountainous communes. In the field
of education and training, the province prioritises investment in reinforcing
and building schools and providing teaching and learning equipment for disadvantaged
and remote areas, as well as creating the most favourable conditions for these
areas to develop education comprehensively.
He praised efforts made by Bac Son’s
authorities, people, officials, teachers and students in raising the quality of
teaching and learning. He reminded the commune to focus on improving the
capacity of the managerial and teaching staff in the coming time. The staff
should raise responsibility and actively improve knowledge and professional
capability to develop education in the mountainous areas. He also suggested
enhancing communication campaigns and encouraging the private sector to involve
in educational development. He also directed the provincial Department of
Education and Training and the People’s Committee of Tan Lac district to study
the school infrastructure building proposal of Bac Son commune and realise it
in 2018.
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.