(HBO) – Four students and two teachers of northern Hoa Binh province were selected to represent Vietnamese pupils nationwide at the e-ICON World Contest held in the Republic of Korea. The contest drew the participation of 120 teachers and students from 14 countries across the world.

Students of Hoa Binh participated in the contest
e-ICON is an international
event designed to promote the development and sharing of software programmes
and educational materials on a global scale. The 2017 contest’s theme is to
create educational experiences and identify effective measures to build mobile
applications (apps).
Before coming to the
competition, Hoa Binh province’s students had participated in a training course
on creating a mobile app on Android operating system.
The "ViEth” project, an
app that provides information about each of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups, won an
"innovative idea” prize. The project’s supervisor was Luu Thi Vinh of Hoang Van
Thu Gifted High school. It was carried out by Vu Trung Hieu and Do Phuong
Thanh, 11th graders of Hoang Van Thu Gifted High School.
The "Study English”
project, which helps new English learners study, practice and test their
English vocabulary, secured a third place. The project’s supervisor was Vu Thi
Kim Thanh of Hoang Van Thu Gifted High School. It was carried out by Do Phan
Long, a 11th grader of Hoang Van Thu Gifted High School and Bui Manh Hung, a 11th
grader of Hoa Binh Industry High School./.
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.