(HBO) – Hoa Binh’s consumer price index (CPI) in January went up 0.44% month-on-month and 2.65% year-on-year, according to the provincial Statistics Office.
In January, essential goods such as confectionary and soft drinks
enjoyed good sales compared to the previous months.
Among 11 commodity groups, seven saw price
increases, including beverage and cigarette (10.92%); transportation (0.89%);
food and catering services (0.78%); housing and building materials (0.25%);
entertainment and tourism (0.01%) and the price of the rest stay the same.
The price of gold posted a rise of 1.45% in
January over the previous month, up 3.34% year-on-year. The average price for
gold in the month stood at 5.3 million VND (224 USD) per mace (3.75 grams). The
price of the US dollar in January fell by 1.09% over the previous month but
increased by 2.33% against the same period last year./.
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.
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