Despite facing a host of difficulties caused by heavy rains and floods, businesses in Hoa Binh province have still supported locals hit by the natural disasters through various activities.
Employees of Hoang Son Supermarket are delivering relief supplies at a collection point in Dong Tien ward, Hoa Binh city.
Hoa Binh was one of the localities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, with its infrastructure and crops severely damaged, and production disrupted.
Pham Thi Hoan, 35, who is running online business, said she and some other entrepreneurs have presented gifts to residents in Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen provinces, and in Tan Thanh commune, Hoa Binh’s Mai Chau district, with the total funding amounting to hundreds of millions of Vietnam dong.
Many enterprises in Hoa Binh have also organised charity programmes. Notably, Hoang Son Supermarket in Hoa Binh city contributed goods worth more than 50 million VND (2,022 USD) in support of residents in Yen Bai’s Van Chan district.
Three others in Hoa Binh city, namely Dinh Nhuan Trading JSC, Da Hop Trading JSC, and Lam Binh Construction and Trading Investment JSC, have sponsored three orphaned children.
Apart from such specific programmes, the business community has also contributed to the provincial relief fund.
Deputy Director of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s Hoa Binh branch Nguyen Huu Thang said along with preferential policies rolled out in line with the Government’s Decree No. 55/2015/ND-CP in support of rural areas and agriculture, the bank will offer more incentives to its disaster-stricken clients.
joining such efforts, the tax sector has also put in place preferential policies to help organisations, individuals, and businesses affected by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath.
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.
