(HBO) – The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh exported 791.9 million USD worth of goods and services in 2019, an increase of 24.48 percent from a year earlier, fulfilling the province’s yearly target.
The R Technical Research Vietnam contributes
largely to Hoa Binh’s total exports.
Exports of goods
reached 749.9 million USD, up 25.59 percent year on year while those of services grew 7.55 percent to 42 million USD. About 90.6
percent of the total export revenue was generated by FDI enterprises.
Among the
northern midland and mountainous provinces, Hoa Binh ranked fifth in exports
and sixth in exports per capita.
Last year, the
province has taken a number of measures to boost exports. For example, it has accelerated trade
promotions by organising many
trade fairs and exhibitions across the province. Local enterprises were
assisted to take part in trade fairs and
exhibitions both in the country and overseas to promote trade and promising exportstaples, such as processed
food, aquatic products and farm produce.
A number of the
province’s products have gained a stronger foothold on traditional markets like the EU, the US, the
Republic of Korea, Japan and China and make inroads into new markets.
Hoa Binh has made
efforts to attract investment, particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), to
expand production and increase the volume of goods for exports.
So far, the province
has had more than 30 exporters. The Asian region was the province’s largest market, accounting for 35.15
percent of the total exports, followed by the EU (15.47 percent), the North
America (15 percent) and the Eastern Europe (1.53 percent).
Local companies
have focused more on investing in e-commerce, personnel training, and official
websites to effectively attract customers and develop export markets./.
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.