(HBO) – An array of activities will be held within the framework of the first Da River Fish-Shrimp Festival and the Agricultural Fair and Exhibition of OCOP products in the northern midland and mountainous region in 2023 (Festival and Exhibition) from October 26-31, heard a meeting of the organising board on October 5.
Vice Chairman
of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Cong Su speaks at the meeting.
The events are organised to promote aquatic
production in Hoa Binh province, while creating opportunities to popularise and
promote the brand of Da River fish and shrimp.
They will feature a fish worshipping and lantern
floating festival on Da River on October 26, a national aquatic conference on
October 27, an opening ceremony on October 27, a fishing contest on October 28,
releasing fry into the reservoir of Hoa Binh Hydropower plant on October 30,
and a talk seeking measures to protect and develop aquatic resources in the Da
River basin on October 31.
To date, the province has completed all contents
for the Festival and Exhibition, built websites to popularise local
agricultural achievements, and joined hands with press agencies to enhance
communications work about the events.
At the meeting, participants gave their opinions
on the organisation of the festival, reached consensus on the programme
timeline. They also stressed the need to ensure sufficient
water for the fish worshipping festival as well as social order, food safety
and environmental issue.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Dinh Cong Su asked competent sides to enhance coordination for good
preparation, and complete detailed plans for the events.
Along with sound infrastructure, due regard
should be paid to ensuring social order and environmental issue, he said,
adding more attention should be paid to communications activities for the
events.
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.