In 2024, Hoa Binh Province continues to
strengthen its foreign affairs efforts, contributing to economic and social
development as well as international integration.
The province has signed three international
cooperation memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Japan, Canada, and the
Netherlands, focusing on economic, trade, and agricultural collaboration.
Additionally, Hoa Binh has organized 31 international conferences and supported
nine seminars to address challenges and promote development cooperation.
A key highlight
in economic diplomacy is the attraction of four foreign direct investment (FDI)
projects with a total capital of over 17 million USD. The province has also
implemented 9 Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects valued at 5.314
trillion VND and received 12 new non-governmental aid programs and projects,
with a total committed value of approximately 2.2 million USD, supporting
healthcare, education, and poverty reduction.
Up to now, Hoa Binh Province has 37 programs, projects with a total
committed aid value of 10.7 million USD from 16 non-governmental organizations,
development cooperation agencies, and donors.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.
On May 4 (the seventh day of the fourth lunar month), the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter of Hoa Binh province held a ceremony to mark the Day of Vesak 2025 (Buddhist Calendar 2569) at Hoa Binh Phat Quang Pagoda. Bui Thi Minh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council, presents congratulatory flowers on behalf of the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee.