(HBO) – Ms. Dinh Thi Nhu - a militia soldier in Mong Hoa commune (Ky Son) is the eldest child in a family with two sisters, her father used to be a Vietnamese volunteer militia assisting Laos and Cambodia. Her mother stays at home and does farming.

Ms. Dinh Thi Nhu, a female militia, Mong Hoa commune
(Ky Son) in the training field.
Noticing that the area has a large area of
lemongrass plantation, Ms. Nhu discussed with her family to open a small shop
to collect goods, mainly lemongrass. The business went on. At the beginning of
2014, Ms. Nhu was selected by the Commune Military Management Board to
participate in the mobile militia of the commune. Since then, Ms. Nhu has
always actively learnt, striven to complete the tasks assigned.
In 2015, the District Military Management
Board organized a movement to emulate staff and soldiers of the Armed Force to
do good and lawful business together with the movement of hunger elimination
and poverty alleviation in the localities, which were widely mobilized and
motivated. This urged Ms. Nhu to find the direction of economic development for
her family. She discussed with her family about how to overcome difficulties,
promote production under the V.A.C model.
. The aboriginal pigs are raised freely,
taking advantage of banana trees for food, so pork products are popular with
the market and can be sold at high prices. Along with the maintenance of fish
ponds, Ms. Nhu invested in the expansion of production, growing white sugarcane
and lemongrass areas. After more than 2 years with the model, up to now, Ms.
Nhu owns a model of V.A.C with a total area of 4 hectares, of which the
breeding area is 80 m2, the pond area is 2,160 m2, the planting area is
17,000 m2. In addition, Ms. Nhu is still responsible for collecting lemongrass
for local people in the area, helping local people have higher income without
transporting lemongrass far away. Annually, besides her income from sugarcane
and lemongrass harvest of about 80 million VND, the total income from the model
reaches hundreds of millions VND. At present, in order to create clean and safe
products for consumers, increasing the income and creating jobs for local
workers, Ms. Nhu has carried out the project of economic development to expand
the scale of the existing model.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
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.