(HBO) – Already in his 70s, Bui Van Phuong in Tan Thanh hamlet, Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, the northern province of Hoa Binh, has high prestige among the local community, and set a bright example in actively participating in social activities.
Bui Van Phuong, in Tan
Thanh hamlet, Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, has done his best to help
sick people.
Phuong is a well-known traditional medical practitioner who has
treated many patients with fatal diseases like cirrhosis, snakebite, kidney
failure, haemorrhoids and diseases relating to the digestive system and bones.
Over the past 40 years, Phuong has provided free health check-ups
and treatment for social policy beneficiaries and poor and disabled people.
About 350-400 patients receive free medical check-ups and treatment by him each
year, with total cost amounting to more than 150 million VND.
He has also contributed 100 million VND to the upgrade of the local Thuong
communal house, which costs over 1 billion VND and is expected to be completed
in March-April 2019.
Phuong has set a bright example in social movements and activities,
especially the new-style rural area building. He contributed about 500 million
VND to the building of new-style rural area facilities like the village gate,
concrete roads, cultural house and communal house.
With his prestige, he has joined representatives of agencies and
organisations in persuading locals to donate 3,000 sq.m of land to build 4.5km
of roads, and participate in movements to protect national security and fight
social vice.
With such contributions, Phuong was among outstanding prestigious
people honoured in Hoa Binh in 2018. Earlier, he was presented with
certificates of merit of the Prime Minister and the Government’s Committee for
Ethnic Affairs in 2017, and of the Oriental Traditional Medicine Association in
2016 and 2017./.
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.
