(HBO) – A delegation of the northern province of Hoa Binh led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long had a working session with the Bangkok city administration on July 17 as part of its investment, trade and tourism promotion programme in Thailand. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, hosted a reception for the delegation. Phan Chi Thanh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand also joined the event.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long
(left) talks with Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok.
Long said he believed that the meeting will open up opportunities for
cooperation between the two sides in areas of mutual interest toward sustainable
development.
The province leader said that this is the first time Hoa Binh has organised an
investment, trade and tourism promotion programme in Thailand. It aims to
actively contribute to promoting the good cooperation between the two
countries as well asintroduce the strengths of Hoa Binh province to
leaders of Bangkok city as well as businesses, investors and people in
Thailand.
Leaders of Hoa Binh province and Bangkok city exchanged views in the spirit of
frankness and openness and wished to promote cooperation opportunities for
mutual development in the coming time.
Longhighlighted his province's socio-economic development,
affirming its potential as well as desire for collaboration in some areas of
mutual interest.
In the coming time, the province will focus on attracting
investment to various fields, including modern and high-quality industrial
production; production and processing of agricultural, forestry and aquatic
products; resort tourism development; and urban development associated with
ecology systems, while tapping its advantage as a satellite urban area of Hanoi
capital,he said.
At the working session, the two sides agreed on the content of cooperation. The
Governor of Bangkok suggested establishing a working group to connect
investment, trade and tourism promotion activities between his locality and Hoa
Binh province.
Agreeing with his proposal, Long assigned the Hoa Binh Centre for Investment,
Trade and Tourism Promotion to take prime responsiblity for carrying out tasks
related to the cooperation plan between the two localities in the coming time.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
As part of the second Da River fish and shrimp festival in Hoa Binh province, the provincial People's Committee on November 15 held a fish worship ceremony and released lanterns on Da River.
The vibrant "Ruou Can (a kind of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) Festive Night”, was held on November 18 as part of the Hoa Binh Province Culture- Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of locals and visitors.
Costumes of ethnic groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh were showcased at the Hoa Binh square in Hoa Binh city on November 17 evening as part of the Hoa Binh province’s Cultural and Tourism Week.
On the evening of November 16, the provincial authorities held a solemn ceremony at Hoa Binh City Square to receive the Certificate of National Special Relic Site for the archaeological site of Hang Xom Trai, Mai Da Lang Vanh and to open the 2024 Culture-Tourism Week of the province.
