(HBO) – A conference to promote tourism investment in Hang Kia-Pa Co of Mai Chau district was held in Hang Kia commune. The event drew Bui Van Tinh, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Ngo Van Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; and Ngo Hoai Chung, Vice Director of the Vietnam National Administrative of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as representatives of groups, organisations, businesses and investors, leaders of departments and sectors of Mai Chau, and locals in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes.
Located at about 200km from Hanoi, Hang Kia has abundant
advantages and potential for tourism development.
Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district is 1,200m above
the sea level with an average temperature of 18.5 Celsius degree. The
localities have maintained the unique cultural values of the Mong ethnic
minority group which accounts for 99 percent of the communes’ population. The
traditional cultural values and craft include weaving, brocade embroidering, fabric
dyeing, and forging.
This is a favourable condition for the province to develop
ecotourism and community-based tourism, inspiring domestic and foreign tourists
to explore and experience.
In Hang Kia and Pa Co, many households have successfully run
homestays. From 2018, the two communes welcomed over 5,000 visitors, 60 percent
of them foreigners.
In order to create favourable conditions for investors to Hang
Kia and Pa Co communes, the provincial People’s Committee has built a list of
potential destinations for designing projects and calling for investment.
Nguyen Van Chuong,
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, signs a memorandum of
understanding on investment cooperation with businesses.
Addressing the conference, Ngo Hoai Chung, Vice Director of
the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, lauded the great tourism
development potential of Hoa Binh and Hang Kia and Pa Co communes in
particular.
Meanwhile, Bui Van Tinh, Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee, pledged to create optimal environment for investors and businesses
to effectively tap the potential and strengths of the province in tourism.
At the conference, the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh signed
a memorandum of understanding with 8 groups and investors on cooperation in
tourism in Hang Kia and Pa Co.
On the occasion, the Steering Committee on Tourism
Development of Mai Chau offered four sets of equipment worth 100 million VND to
four homestay households in the two communes.
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.
