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.
The emulation movement "Hoa Binh joining hands to build new-style rural areas” has been widely spreading, becoming a driving force that motivates the localities to renew rural landscapes and improve the material and spiritual lives of the residents. In this movement, the people play a central role-both as the main implementers and direct beneficiaries of its outcomes.
In response to the global digital revolution, Hoa Binh Newspaper is transforming itself into a modern and multi-platform media hub, blending cutting-edge technology with a restructured newsroom and a new generation of tech-savvy journalists.
Hoa Binh province’s Association of the Elderly recently held a conference to review the project on expanding the inter-generation self-help club model until 2025.
In a move to implement Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, issued on December 22, 2024 by the Politburo, which targets breakthroughs in science-technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Health has issued a plan to roll out the "Digital Literacy for All” campaign within the local health sector.
An Nghia Commune (Lạc Sơn District) is one of the communes that achieved the tha standard of the national new rural area in 2018. Entering a new development phase, the commune is now trying to meet the criteria for the advanced new rural development. With the strong political will and the public consensus, the commune is gradually overcoming the challenges to reach this goal, aiming for the sustainable development.