(HBO) – Da Bac is a mountainous district with intertwined hills, mountains, rivers and streams, leading to many narrow strips and steep topography. This variable terrain causes difficulties for not only transport but also natural resources exploitation and economic development.
The inter-hamlet road in Tan Pheo commune has met local
transport, trading and socio-economic development demand.
Forests are the most valuable asset of Da Bac,
which is home to the largest natural area compared to that of other districts
in Hoa Binh province, and most of the area is forest land – 65.12 percent or
more than 50,660ha. Forests are "green lungs”, and they also provide humans
with precious produce nurtured by their own diverse resources.
Developing forest-based economic activities has
been and will remain a suitable development direction for the district. From
now to 2050, Da Bac plans to turn forest-based activities into a spearhead
economic sector and continue consolidating the four local socio-economic
pillars of forest-based economic activities, livestock and crop production by
farming households, herbal plant development, and tourism.
As a district with the highest household poverty
rate in Hoa Binh – 51.75 percent in 2015, Da Bac faces numerous challenges to
the realisation of the resolution of the provincial Party Congress for the
2015-2020 tenure. Amid limited resources, the district’s Party organisation and
administration consider developing road transport infrastructure as the top
priority.
So far, all communes in Da Bac have had roads
helping their centres accessible by car. Up to 98 percent of the
district-managed roads, 97 percent of inter-commune roads, 70 percent of
inter-hamlet roads, and 72 percent of roads in local villages have been paved.
More roads crossing fields have been built or renovated, over 1,260km of the
roads managed by district and communal authorities have received regular
maintenance, and Provincial Road 433 has continued to be upgraded.
Aside from the resolve to invest in
infrastructure to boost socio-economic development, Da Bac district has also
paid attention to improving people’s awareness. Realising the necessity to
escape from poverty on their own, local residents are determined to overcome
hardships and not to rely on external support.
From 2015 to 2019, the household poverty rate
here decreased by 4.9 percent annually on average to 32 percent at the end of
last year. Compared to 2015, per capita income surged 160 percent to 27.5 million
VND (nearly 1,200 USD) in late 2019./.
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.
