The Business Association of Hoa Binh province on January 25 organised a conference summing up its activities in 2023 and putting forward tasks for this year. Attending the event were Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Bui Duc Hinh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council; and Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, among others.
Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh at the conference.
Currently, the association has 16 member organisations in all districts and Hoa Binh city, with over 700 members. It has effectively played its role as a bridge connecting businesses in the province, and transmitting documents on guidelines, policies and laws to businesses in a timely manner, thus contributing to raising enterprises’ awareness and consciousness of complying with the guidelines, policies, and laws of the State and the province.
During the year, the association gathered and listened to its members' feedback and recommendations about difficulties in production and business to propose to relevant authorities and provincial leaders; effectively improved the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI); coordinated in the implementation of investment attraction activities and programmes to improve provincial competitiveness index; and actively participated in important foreign affairs and socio-economic development activities of the province.
In addition, the business community proactively joined social and charitable activities such as aiding the fund for the poor and study encouragement funds, building charity houses, and giving Tet gifts to the poor.
In 2024, the association sets goals of continuing to closely grasp the production and business situation of enterprises; coordinating in organising dialogue programmes to create conditions for businessmen to meet and discuss with State management agencies to help solve difficulties; and promoting linkages between businesses in the locality, and between those in the same industry.
Speaking at the event, Khanh acknowledged, praised, and appreciated the operation results of the provincial Business Association and its members in the past year. He asked the association to continue making efforts to overcome difficulties in production and business, promoting its role and responsibility in supporting the business community to seize new opportunities, and implementing charitable and social welfare activities, thus contributing to the successful implementation of the province's socio-economic development goals and tasks in 2024.
Local businesses gave gifts to the poor on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) with a total of over 3.37 billion VND (138,000 USD).
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.