The Management Board of Hoa Binh Industrial Parks has defined the enhancement of quality of local industrial parks (IPs) as one of the key solutions to attract secondary investors. Currently, Hoa Binh has eight IPs with a total planned areas of over 1,507 hectares, two of which have had complete technical infrastructure system. Many IPs have seen high occupation rate, including Luong Son IP with 100%, Da River Left Bank IP 91.53%, and South Luong Son IP 60.08%.
Construction of the road connecting National Highway 6 to Nhuan Trach industrial park in Luong Son district is being sped up.
This year, along with investing in necessary infrastructure works in local IPs, the board has designed planning for the construction of five IPs and sped up construction and ground clearance for the projects.
In 2023, the total investment in the construction of infrastructure system in local IP has reached over 700 billion VND (28.83 million USD) including about 600 billion VND from investors.
According to leaders of the board, so far, many infrastructure works have been on good process. The Da River wastewater treatment plant has completed and will be put on testing operation, while the ground clearance for the construction of a road to Yen Quang IP has finished. A road connecting Hoa Lac – Hoa Binh Expressway with Yen Quang IP has accepted the payment volume of over 50% of the assigned capital plan. At the same time, a project to build intersections and feeder roads in Lac Thinh IP is on a right track.
The board has also worked on the planning of eight additional IPs in Yen Thuy, Luong Son, Lac Son, Da Bac, Tan Lac district and Hoa Binh city with a total area of nearly 2,238 hectares.
Currently, the rate of operating IPs with standardised concentrated wastewater treatment system has reached 75%. The cleared area for investors is over 119 hectares, exceeding the plan by 8.4%.
Along with infrastructure development, the board has concentrated on improving the business environment and strengthening administrative reform and investment attraction.
Director of the board Chu Van Thang said that it has held regular meetings with businesses in local IPs to deal with their difficulties and gather their opinions.
As of the end of October, the board had reported four new projects worth 89.5 billion VND in local IPs, while an additional 89.92 billion VND was poured into operating projects.
To date, local IPs have attracted 109 projects, including 25 FDI firms with combined capital of 519.33 million USD. Businesses in the IPs reported a revenue of over 22 trillion VND and export value of 775 million USD, paying 250 billion USD to the State budget and creating jobs for more than 1,700 labourers.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
