The Northern Industry and Trade Fair - Hoa Binh 2024 - will take place at the Hoa Binh provincial Exhibition and Convention Centre from October 14-20. The organising committee of the event held a meeting on September 26 to finalise preparation for the fair. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the fair organising board Quach Tat Liem chaired the meeting.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee and head of the fair organising board Quach Tat
Liem speaks at the meeting.
The fair held under the theme "Hoa Binh integrates and
develops with the whole country", is expected to have 250 booths featuring
the province’s socio-economic achievements, products of enterprises in and
outside the province, handicraft products, agricultural products, and products
recognised by the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme.
The event will include a series of activities including a ceremony to announce
selected typical rural products at the provincial level in 2024; the launch of
a handbook on rules of origin for some agricultural, forestry and fishery
products of Vietnam in accordance with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
(EVFTA).
To prepare for the fair, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade sent
invitations to the Departments of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies in
28 provinces and cities in the northern region as well as People's Committees
of districts and cities in the province. So far, 74 units from 17 provinces and
cities have registered to participate.
Concluding the meeting, Liem requested members of the organising committee to
proactively coordinate with each other, and continue to call on registrations to
the fair.
The official also emphasised the need to control product
quality, origins and ensure food safety, security and order, and environmental
sanitation during the fair.
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.
