With a total investment of nearly 10 trillion VND (nearly 406 million USD), the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway (section Km19+000 - Km53+000 in Hoa Binh province) has been the largest transport project in Hoa Binh province to date. As its construction is planned to begin in September, the management board of traffic works investment projects of the province is urgently preparing all conditions to start the work.
Perspective of Hoa Son bridge on Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway.
Bui Chi Cong from the management board said that the work of preparing, appraising and approving technical designs is being implemented according to regulations.
Implementing the direction of the provincial People's Committee, the project’s investor and related agencies and units are urgently speeding up the investment progress to start construction. The management board is finalising the contents on the conditions for organising the groundbreaking ceremony; and coordinating with Da Bac district in compensation, support and resettlement works. The related units are urgently implementing the works and procedures to start construction as scheduled.
According to the management board, immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony, construction on the section Km19+000 - Km40+750 (from the beginning of the expressway to before Hoa Son bridge) will be carried out within this month. For the section Km40+750 - Km50+400 (including Hoa Son bridge) and the section Km50+400 - Km53+000, construction is expected to begin in November.
The project was approved by the People's Council of Hoa Binh province in late 2022, with a total investment of 9.997 trillion VND, sourced from the central provincial budgets.
It is of great importance to the socio-economic development of Hoa Binh in particular and the Northwestern provinces in general, as it creates a premise to complete the CT.03 expressway (Hoa Binh - Son La - Dien Bien) according to the master plan on the road network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050 approved by the Prime Minister.
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.
