At Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh province, the launching ceremony of the Campaign to increase access to family planning services in ethnic minority and mountainous provinces with high fertility rates took place.
A promotional parade on the streets of Hoa Binh city to propagate.
33 provinces and cities have high birth rates, difficult economic conditions and limited quality of human resources. Hoa Binh is one of 33 provinces and cities on the list. The entire province has a population of nearly 900 thousand people. In which, the Muong ethnic group accounts for over 63%; 87 communes of region II and region III. The province has been actively implementing the provision of family planning services on all 3 channels: free, social marketing and socialization.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Toan called on all officials, civil servants, public employees and people of Hoa Binh province to continue to thoroughly grasp fertility reduction, strive to achieve and maintain replacement fertility levels.
After the launching ceremony, a parade took place on the streets of Hoa Binh city to propagate the Campaign to increase access to family planning services.
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.
