(HBO) – A delegation of Hoa Binh province led by Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh had a working session with Longdan Group on October 13 as part of Hoa Binh’s trade and investment promotion activities in the UK.
Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh and leaders of Longdan Group sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. Photo: Tuan Anh/Provincial investment, trade, tourism promotion centre.
Longdan is a leading Vietnamese group in the UK specialising in importing Vietnamese goods to the UK and other European nation.
On this occasion, the two sides inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, under which they committed to building long-term, sustainable cooperative ties.
The common goal is to promote the export of OCOP and typical agricultural products of Hoa Binh to the UK and other markets where Longdan is operating.
Longdan will provide consultation for Hoa Binh and its businesses, help the locality boost the export and sales of OCOP and other agricultural products, provide information, promote Hoa Binh’s potential, advantages and investment opportunities to British businesses, investors and people, and attract and implement charity and social welfare programmes in the province (if there are any).
The Hoa Binh delegation visits a supermarket of Longdan Group in the UK. Photo: Tuan Anh/Provincial trade, investment and tourism centre.
The People’s Committee, in response, will support importers and exporters who are Longdan’s partners with administrative procedures.
On this occasion, Longdan signed a contract with RYB JSC of Hoa Binh to ship one container of grapefruit to the UK this year.
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.
