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(HBO) - National Road No.6 and Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh City Highway run through Mong Hoa Communue (Hoa Binh City), facilitating trade and transport. The commune is also home to an industrial zone (IZ) well planned on an area of 200 hectars with numerous businesses in operation. Meanwhile, the local labour force is resourceful with a majority of young workers available to the IZ, its enterprises and production facilities.
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products processing factory, Son Thuy joint-stock Company, Mong Hoa commune
(Hoa Binh City), provides employment for 150 local labourers.
On top of that, the commune possesses huge tracts of
agricultural land. Production practices and mindsets of the local farmers are
transforming through innovations, in tune with new developments in market
trends, thus improving productivity and local incomes. According to Nguyen Xuan
Phuc, Chairman of Communal People’s Committee, the success lies in the updated
resolution promulgated each year with tailor-made socio-economic plans, which
focus on crop plants and domestic animals restructuring, developing farm
economy, applying scientific advances in production, developing industries,
small scale craft production and services.
Local party and administrative authorities exert leadership
guidelines in boosting growth towards diversification of livelihoods in
accordance with local competitive edges. The commune strives to maximize
credits and loans for production development, particular local resources for
expanding livelihoods. Standing out among successful stories was a honey
beekeeping project involving 20 households with annual harvest of 4.000 litres
worth about 600 million VND. In 2021
this model is forecasted to grow to 50 household with estimated ouput of 9.000
litres of honey worth more than 1 billion VND. Meanwhile, investments in small
scale craft production, services, transport, construction materials are
beginning to pay off with over 50 enterprises around Mong Hoa IZ, providing
employment for thousands of local workers with stable average incomes between 5
and 9 million VND per person a month.
In
2021, with local GDP per capita set to reach 52 million VND and poverty ratio
falling to 1,5% (27/1.801 households), Mong Hoa is fast toward qualifying for
the title of "Upgraded New Rural Commune”.
The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province held a conference on March 18 to review the performance of the "Safe and Happy School" Project and set out tasks for 2025. The project, funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), aims to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students. The event saw the attendance of representatives from the TFCF and 26 beneficiary schools.
With over 70% of their workers being women, trade unions across industrial parks (IPs) in Hoa Binh have been actively safeguarding their legal rights and interests while implementing initiatives to improve their income and well-being.
In recent years, the Hoa Binh provincial General Hospital has continuously innovated itself and improved the quality of medical services to meet the increasing needs of local people. With substantial investments in infrastructure and modern equipment, along with a team of highly qualified doctors and nurses, the hospital has gradually established itself as one of the leading medical units in the Northwestern region and a trusted destination for healthcare for people inside and outside the province.
From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation chapter of Hoa Binh province organised a programme on March 12 to launch the "Digital Literacy" movement and an online quiz on the resolutions of the Vietnam Youth Federation congresses at all levels, as well as the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.
As climate change grows more unpredictable, the development of production forests has become essential - not just for economic growth, but for safeguarding the environment and maintaining ecosystem balance. By boosting local incomes, curbing natural disasters, preventing soil erosion, and protecting water resources, these forests play a crucial role in sustainable development.
