(HBO) – Leaders of Hoa Binh province met with Japanese investors on July 10 to discuss cooperation opportunities in various fields, including agriculture and tourism in the locality.
Speaking at the meeting, Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, expressed his pleasure to welcome Japanese businesses to invest in the province.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, speaks at the meeting.
He informed the guests of potentials, advantages and development orientation of the province and noted that Hoa Binh has advantages in developing agriculture, urban areas, services.
The official added that the province is focusing on implementing key traffic projects such as expanding Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh city road, regional linking road, Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway project; promoting administrative reform; and improving the business environment.
Steve Bui, Chairman of Denta Japan Company and Chairman of Steve Bui Foundation and Friends Fund, said that Japanese businesses are interested in investment cooperation in the fields of agriculture and tourism.
He expressed his hope that Hoa Binh will be a safe and effective destination for Japanese businesses, and wished that the province will create favourable conditions for enterprises to research and implement production and business projects, making positive contributions to socio-economic development of the province.
Representatives of Japanese businesses at the meeting said they will explore and research fields of agricultural processing and tourism, organise practical activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan relations, and strengthen connectivity and cooperation to introduce potential, policies and investment environment between Hoa Binh and Japan’s localities.
The two sides also discussed ways to boost investment cooperation opportunities with a focus on agriculture and tourism such as golf courses, planting and processing agricultural products, and mustard processing, among others./.
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.
