(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./.
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.
