(HBO) – Over the past three decades since it was re-established, Hoa Binh province has taken major steps in the "Doi Moi” (Renewal) period, with imprints in foreign affairs that aimed to strengthen relations with foreign countries, organisations and localities and foster people-to-people diplomacy. The move was expected to take advantages of external resources for development.
Japan-invested R
Vietnam Technical Research Ltd. Co., located at Da River Left-bank Industrial
Park, is among the largest contributors to Hoa Binh’s total exports.
The province has diversified ways of communications and promotion to better
introduce its potential, strengths and orientations among local and foreign
people.
Hoa Binh plays an active role in international economic integration as it has
issued a number of programmes and plans for the implementation of free trade
agreements (FTAs), including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA).
The province has been on the right track to fulfill commitments and agreements
signed with a number of international organisations, such as World Vision,
ChildFund and Germany’s reconstruction bank KfW. The commitments and agreements
have been strictly enforced as part of the province’s efforts to lure more
investment and funding.
Hoa Binh has also been focusing on improving the local business climate and
accelerating public administrative reforms. The province has given priority to
develop infrastructure and human resources in order to meet needs for growth
and international integration.
The province is currently home to 49 exporting and importing businesses, 26 of
which are foreign-invested, accounting for 53 percent of the total. The
foreign-invested firms are the main driver of the province’s foreign trade,
contributing more 80 percent of the total exports.
Its open policy to welcome foreign investment has provided a momentum for the
local economy. From 2016-2020, Hoa Binh’s foreign trade grew 28.5 percent on
average annually, with the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of
Korea, Japan and China being its largest importers.
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.
