(HBO) - On December 13 afternoon, Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee, and leaders of several departments and sectors had a working session with a delegation of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The delegation comprised of Eom Hyun-sook, Director of the Division of International Cooperation on Good Management; and Lee Hong-seok, Counselor for Internal Affairs and Public Administration at the RoK Embassy in Vietnam.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee
Nguyen Van Chuong speaks at the session.
Welcoming the Korean ministry delegation, Vice Chairman
Chuong informed them of the potential, advantages and outstanding
socio-economic development results of the locality. He emphasised that Hoa Binh
has a good relationship with the RoK in general and several Korean localities
in particular.
The official expressed his hope that the delegation will
share experience in building local administration with Hoa Binh.
Eom Hyun-sook said that during this working visit, the
delegation plans to exchange views on new areas of administrative management
and local administration, and expressed his hope that in the coming time, the
two sides will share information and support and cooperate with each other in
the field of local administration management, fire safety and fighting.
A leader of the provincial Department of Home Affairs also
briefed the guests on local government management in Hoa Binh province.
At the session, the two sides also discussed to find
similarities to orient the content of cooperation in the coming time such as
public administration, support for the building of the capacity of local
authorities, and personnel training to better serve local people.
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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