After the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, trade union members and workers in Hoa Binh province returned to work with an excited spirit at the beginning of the new spring. Throughout the workshops, factories and enterprises, they were full of enthusiasm, immediately getting to work, striving to excellently complete tasks and production and business targets.

Trade union
official of Hoa Binh HKK Knitting Company Limited (Bo trai song Da industrial
park, Hoa Binh city) grasps the production situation at the beginning of the
year, encouraging union members and workers to promote improvements in
production processes and increase product quality.
At R Vietnam Technical Research Company Limited at Bo trai
song Da industrial park, Hoa Binh city, nearly 850 workers quickly returned to
work for the first orders of the new year. They were excited after days of
family reunion. On the development path, the company has spent nearly 2 million
USD upgrading the infrastructure system, thus creating the most favorable working
environment for workers. At the same time, at the beginning of the year, lucky
money worth 300,000 VND (12 USD) was gifted to each person.
Nguyen Long, head of the company’s Trade Union, said that
the trade union has coordinated with the enterprise to implement many
meaningful programmes and activities to create motivation and a joyful
atmosphere for workers on the first days of the new year.
On the first working days after the long-lasting Tet
holiday, over 98% of trade union members and employees at enterprises have
returned to work. Some employees who have not returned to the enterprise due to
personal reasons have promptly reported to their employers. There is no one
quitting their jobs or running errands after Tet. In order to create maximum conditions
for employees to return to work in accordance with regulations, many
enterprises in the province support bus tickets and shuttle buses for employees
living far away. On the first day back to work, employers and trade union
officials went to the workplaces to visit, encourage, and wish a happy new year
to their workers; and give lucky money to them. This is a source of
encouragement for union members and labourers on the first days of the new
year.
Nguyen Duc Thuan, Permanent Vice President of the provincial
Labour Federation, said that in order to quickly stabilise the labour force
after the Lunar New Year holiday, the trade unions at all levels have
encouraged union members and labourers to return to work on time, and made a
list of those living in difficult circumstances to continue to care for and
help them feel secure in their work.
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.