The secretariats of the Vietnam Youth Federations of Hoa Binh and Thai Binh provinces jointly held a ceremony to launch the volunteers programme Winter 2023 - Spring 2024 in Yen Thuy district (Hoa Binh province), on December 16. The programme is held annually targeting disadvantaged people in remote, isolated areas.
Officials take part in a ground-breaking ceremony to build a charity house in Sao Vot hamlet, Lac Sy commune, Yen Thuy district.
At the event, organisers handed over 20 gift sets to social policy beneficiary households, 20 gift sets and blankets to children from disadvantaged backgrounds with good academic performance.
As many as 100 Vietnamese maps were presented to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation chapter of Yen Thuy district.
Hoa Binh province’s young entrepreneurs association provided a funding worth 50 million VND (2,000 USD) for constructing a charity house for a poor household in Lac Sy commune.
Nguyen Thi Van Trang, author of the book "Letter under the pillow", gifted 500 sets of warm clothes to impoverished children in the locality.
Within the framework of the volunteers programme, the HCM CYU committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation chapter of Thai Binh mobilised 200 million VND (8,200 USD) for poor people and children in Yen Thuy district and assisted with the construction of a youth work project worth 10 million VND in the province.
Union members participate in planting "Youth trees" programme in Thong Nhat hamlet, Lac Sy commune, Yen Thuy district.
Several activities were held after the launching ceremony, including free medical checkups and medicine for 250 poor people and children, inauguration of some youth construction works, a job orientation session for students and members of youth unions, among others.
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.
