(HBO) - In the first six months of the year, Hoa Binh authorities approved 12 investment projects, including 11 domestic ones with a combined registered capital of 252.39 billion VND (10.96 million USD) and one foreign direct investment project worth 6.5 million USD. Meanwhile, one project was terminated.
Easing difficulties brought by COVID-19, Antona JSC at Luong Son industrial park, which specialises in children’s toys, has maintained production and created stable jobs for workers.
The province now has 607 projects, of which 42 are FDI ones of 602 million USD, and the rest are domestic projects worth about 87.65 trillion VND.
Local IPs are home to 102 approved projects, comprising of 27 FDI projects worth 527.35 million USD in and 75 domestic ones of more than 10.83 trillion VND.
To improve business and investment climate, the Hoa Binh People’s Committee has ordered stepping up communications and information provision online in the latter half of the year, in an effort to attract investment in the province; and support for local firms in joining investment and trade promotions, along with revoking stagnant projects to attract potential investors.
Relevant agencies are also asked to keep a close eye on firms’ operations in a bid to promptly address bottlenecks, especially for those who are hardest-hit by COVID-19./.
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.
