(HBO) – As the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control, business, trade and service activities in Hoa Binh have recovered and developed strongly, with effective operation of markets, shopping centres and supermarkets.
Leaders of provincial
Department of Industry and Trade and local authorities inspect the trading of
necessities as well as the prices and quality of products (Photo taken at
Vinmart supermarket in Vincom Plaza in Hoa Binh city)
In the first six months of this year, total retail and service revenue of Hoa
Binh reached 27.23 trillion VND (1.16 billion USD), up 25.75 year on year,
fulfilling 51.9% of the yearly target.
As of the end of July, the province welcomed 1.68 million tourists, reaching
65.1% of its yearly goal, including 60,000 foreigners, earning about 1.9
trillion VND.
Pham Tien Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade,
said that along with strict control of the market through inspection and
monitoring activities, the province has promoted trade and service activities
through many events, including the 31st Southeast Asian Games and a number of
trade fairs.
This year, the province will allow local enterprises to organise 3-5 trade
fairs, and an ornamental creature exhibition with the participation of 40
cities and provinces nationwide.
The province has also rolled out measures to prevent smuggling and trade fraud,
he added.
Dung said that in the rest of this year, Hoa Binh aims for 25.23 trillion VND
in total retail sales of goods and services. To this end, Hoa Binh will
continue to control commodities’ prices, while building plans to supply goods
during the Lunar New Year, and focusing on promoting e-commerce./.
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.