(HBO) - There is great potential for tourism development in Mai Chau district as the locality boasts beautiful landscapes, a favourable geographical location and cultural identities and values, said Tran Van Truyen, deputy head of the district’s division of planning and finance.
Photo: Many high-class resort tourism projects have been put in operation in Na Phon commune (Mai Chau district) for many years.
Mai Chau, a small town in the northern province of Hoa Binh,
was named by the US travel magazine Business Insider as among the top ten
incredible places for cultural tours in the world in 2013.
The locality is a destination where visitors can
admire nature’s majestic beauty, unique and wild ecosystems and the hospitality
of local ethnic minority people.
In 2016, the provincial People’s Committee
issued a plan on developing national tourism areas in Mai Chau district, which
is the legal basis and premise to manage and call for domestic and
international investors.
The tourism development in the Hoa Binh lake
area, the formation of tourism destinations and routes have helped Mai Chau
exploit advantages and lure more investment for its socio-economic development.
According to Vice Chairman of the Mai Chau
District People’s Committee Pham Van Hoan, the locality has given priory to
promoting sustainable development on three pillars of economy, society and
environment.
To realise these goals, attention will be paid
to promoting tourism development in potential areas, especially community-based
tourism, resort and eco-tourism, and adventure tourism; strengthening tourism
promotion activities and focusing on protecting the environment.
Mai Chau is hoped to become a community-based
tourism in combination area with building new-style rural areas.
Dialogues with investors will be increased to
timely address difficulties, Hoan said, adding that the local authorities will
create the most favourable conditions for investors to implement production and
business projects in the district./.
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.
