(HBO) – Since the year’s beginning, the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has ordered departments, relevant sectors, and localities to push ahead with measures to promote trading and services, improve goods quality, and combat smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeits. The market stabilisation programme and the "Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign have also been carried out widely, winning over strong support from the public.
The Vincom centre in Hoa Binh city’s Dong Tien ward
has ensured sufficient and quality goods supply for local consumers.
In the first quarter of 2021, the province
recorded moderate growth in the flow of goods and services. A wide range of
goods have been sold at reasonable prices, especially food distributed via
supermarkets and trade centres, thus meeting local production and consumption
demand.
Total retail sales of goods and consumer service
revenue were estimated at 10.965 trillion VND (nearly 475.4 million USD), up
almost 18 percent year on year and equivalent to 24.66 percent of this year’s
target.
Meanwhile, the Q1 consumer price index (CPI)
increased by less than 1 percent from the same period last year./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
