(HBO) – In 2017, Hoa Binh city paid attention to developing industries which had advantages in materials and market. It also created optimal conditions to draw more investment in the locality, especially in industrial parks on the left bank of Da River.

The 3/2 garment export
firm (Hoa Binh city) has generated stable jobs for hundreds of labours over the
years.
Accordingly, industry and small
industry - handicraft of the city witnessed good growth. The city is currently
home to 80 industrial firms, a decrease of 3 firms against 2016, with 6,408
labours.
Of the total number, there
were 4,974 people working in foreign-invested enterprises, or 77.6 percent of
labourers in the sector. Meanwhile, 1,228 household businesses in small
industry - handicraft employed 2,326 workers.
The industrial production value
of the city is estimated to hit 3.090 trillion VND (136.39 million USD) in 2017,
up 14.99 percent year-on-year and 5.8 percent compared to the yearly plan.
Of the figure, enterprises
in the locality accounted for 2.51 trillion VND, a 14.6 percent increase
against 2016 while household businesses contributed 580 billion VND, up 16.9
percent year-on-year./.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The People's Committee of Hoa Binh Province has issued Plan No. 93 on supporting small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs) in the province in 2025. Accordingly, it has decided to allocate VND 3.5 billion from the central budget to support these businesses.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.