Hoa Binh province’s Party Committee, administrations at all levels, and people have exerted efforts to preserve and uphold the traditionalcultural valuesofthe Muong ethnic minority people, considering this as an important task to contribute to the locality’s development.
Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee Nguyen Phi Long, and other officials make a field trip to Trai hamlet
cave in Tan Lap commune (Lac Son district).
Khai Ha festival of Muong people in Hoa
Binh in 2023.
The local authorities have paid heed to
promoting activities to popularise the Party's directions, the State's policies
and laws on preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic groups, and
the contents of the project on conserving and developing the
traditionalcultural valuesofthe Muongpeople, and Hoa
Binh Culture, towards promoting the historical and cultural values to
international friends, and the education of patriotism and national pride among
people.
Developing culture is also considered a
breakthrough, closely associated with the tasks of people building,
socio-economic development, ensuring national defence and security, and foreign
affairs of the province. Hoa Binh will focus on investing in developing modern
cultural institutions, synchronising the system of grassroots-level cultural
institutions to be suitable to the culture of each locality and each ethnic
group, thus preserving and upholding the heritage and cultural values of ethnic
groups.
Additionally, attention will be also paid to
effectively implementing a project to preserve and promote the
traditionalcultural valuesofthe Muongpeople, and Hoa
Binh Culture in the 2023 – 2030 period.
A project to construct a conservation area of
the Muong ethnic cultural space associated with tourism development will be
implemented in Tan Lac district.
The locality is building dossiers to
seekrecognition for the Vanh village stone shelter in Yen Phu commune and
Trai hamlet cave in Tan Lap commune of Lac Son district as special national
archaeological relics, and UNESCO’s recognition for Hoa Binh Culture as a
cultural heritage of humanity. A scientific dossier for Mo Muong to be included
in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent
Safeguarding will be completed.
Financial sources from the local budget will be
allocated annually for the preservation work of the traditionalcultural
and heritage valuesofthe Muongpeople and Hoa Binh Culture.
Relevant agencies, sectors and organisations
will work closely to improve the effectiveness of the movement of "All people
stay united to build the cultural life” in the locality.
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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