(HBO) – On August 17, a delegation from the Ministry of Education and Training, led by Minister Phung Xuan Nha, made a working visit to Hoa Binh. The delegation held a working session with provincial officials, including Bui Van Tinh, Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Tran Dang Ninh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; and Nguyen Van Quang, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
Currently, Hoa Binh has a total of 660 educational facilities,
of which 275 schools acquire the national standard. The rate of pupils
completing primary and junior high education hits over 99 percent, while the
rate of graduation at senior high schools is between 95 and 99 percent.

Party Central Committee member and Minister of Education and Training Phung
Xuan Nha concludes the working session.
Speaking at the working session, Bui Van Tinh, Party Central
Committee member and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, stated Hoa
Binh has made significant efforts in merging schools to streamline the
education sector’s apparatus while maintaining training quality.
He said the province has paid due attention to career guidance
for students in line with socio-economic development and local conditions.
Tinh asked the Ministry of Education and Training to advise the
Government on policies on high-quality boarding education for ethnic minorities
and planning of teacher’s training facilities.

Party Central Committee member and Minister of Education and Training Phung
Xuan Nha visits and presents a class for information technology learning to
Hoang Van Thu Senior High School for Gifted Students.
Tran Dang Ninh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee and Head of the provincial People’s Council, proposed designing
policies to encourage biennial language usage in public agencies and continue
the reform of methods to assess students’ performance.
Concluding the session, Minister Phung Xuan Nha said the
Ministry of Education and Training is focusing on improving its training school
network, particularly pedagogic facilities; and shaking up the arrangement of
schools to cut number of managers and add more facilities and equipment.
The assessment of teachers’ quality should include teaching
skills, professional ethics, social relations, and self-learning, he added,
asking the province to carefully check demand for teachers at different levels
of education, apply IT in teaching and management, and design standard English
courses.
Career guidance for students, teaching of ethnic languages and
international cooperation are also important, Nha noted./.
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.