(HBO) – Production and business activities in Hoa Binh province recorded good growth in 2019, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade. Industrial and handicraft firms maintained effective operation, while the industry and service sectors accounted for a higher percentage of the province’s gross regional product. Key products of Hoa Binh posted increases compared to the same period last year and surpassed the year’s plan.
Hoa
Binh-based Sankoh Vietnam Company Limited makes significant contribution to the
province’s industrial growth with its export turnover reaching more than 17
million USD. The firm created jobs for over 1,200 local workers.
The province’s industrial production value
was estimated at 37.39 trillion VND (1.61 billion USD) in 2019, a year-on-year
rise of 15 percent and exceeding the yearly plan by 0.01 percent.
During the year, local firms worked to
reduce reliance on sub-contracting and assembling, while investing more in technology
and production equipment. Garment-textile and electronic component
manufacturing enjoyed high growth.
Notably, the production of electronic
devices posted a 2.27 percent increase year-on-year and surpassed the yearly
plan by 0.05 percent, while lens output saw a 0.84 percent rise against the
same period last year, and surpassed the yearly plan by 0.19 percent.
The output of several products in
processing, manufacturing and mining also saw positive growth. Cement and stone
posted increases of 0.53 percent and 10.53 percent, exceeding the year’s plans
by 5.56 percent and 2.44 percent, respectively./.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.