Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Viet Hung chaired a meeting in Hanoi on December 23 to assess a proposal on recognising Hoa Binh city as a tier-2 urban area under Hoa Binh province. Attending the event was Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong, Secretary of the Hoa Binh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Thang, as well as leaders from various departments and the Hoa Binh City People's Committee.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Nguyen Van Chuong speaks at the event.
The proposal on upgrading Hoa Binh city from a
tier-3 to a tier-2 urban area by 2025 aligns with the National Urban
Classification Plan for 2021-2025, the 2021-2030 Urban and Rural System
Planning with a vision to 2050; and Hoa Binh province's master planning scheme
for the 2021-2030 period, approved by the Prime Minister. The scope of the
proposal covers the entire administrative area of Hoa Binh city, spanning
roughly 348.65 sq.km, including 19 administrative units at the communal level.
The inner city area consists of 12 existing wards and Mong Hoa commune which is
planned to become a ward.
Hoa Binh city's master planning scheme through
2045 envisions the city as the political, administrative,
socio-economic-cultural, and scientific-technical centre of Hao Binh province.
It will be one of the central urban areas in the Hanoi Capital region, an
ecological city rich in cultural and historical heritage, with an important national
defence and security position in the western part of the Capital Region. The
city will feature landscapes along the Da river and be connected to Hoa Binh
lake.
By the end of 2023, the population of Hoa Binh
city was estimated at 177,000, with around 83.6% living in urban areas. The
overall population density was some 1,004 people per sq.km. The city's average
economic growth rate over the past three years was 11.93%. The economic
structure has shifted positively, with an increasing proportion of industrial,
construction, and trade-service sectors, and a decreasing share of agriculture.
The rate of non-agricultural labour was 82.2%. The average monthly income per
capita was 1.5 times higher than the national average while the
multidimensional poverty rate decreased to 1.38%, and the rate of solid houses
was about 97.06%.
Atthe meeting, the appraisal board gave
the proposal a score of 84.16 out of 100 points. However, the board provided
suggestions for Hoa Binh city to improve certain criteria before submitting the
proposal to the Prime Minister for official recognition.
On behalf of the local administration, Chuong
acknowledged the board's feedback and committed to quickly directing relevant
departments to revise and complete the proposal.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
