(HBO) – A delegation led by Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county of Ulsan city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), visited Hoa Binh province on July 3. Bui Van Cuu, member of the provincial Party Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with other local officials had a working session with the delegation.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu and Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county
of the RoK’s Ulsan city signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in
multiple fields, including economy, culture and education.
Welcoming the delegation, Vice Chairman of the
Hoa Binh People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu said Vietnam and the RoK are
Asian-Pacific countries with bilateral friendship dating back many years. The
RoK has become a leading partner of Vietnam and now ranks second among foreign
investors in the country. It has also invested in many projects in Hoa Binh.
Ulju county and Hoa Binh province share many
similarities, which are favourable for them to boost comprehensive cooperation,
thereby helping to promote each locality’s economic development, he noted.
For his part, Mayor Lee thanked the province for
its warm welcome for his delegation. He also informed the host officials about
Ulju county’s economic and cultural situation.
He expressed his hope that Ulju and Hoa Binh
will reach consensus on cooperation for common development.
At the working session, the two sides signed a memorandum
of understanding on collaboration. Accordingly, they will step up multifaceted
ties, including in economy, education and culture, on the basis of equality and
mutual benefit.
During their working trip to Hoa Binh, the Ulju
delegation also visited the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant and the Muong Cultural
Space Museum.
Luong Son district is leveraging its existing advantages and maximizing resources to improve infrastructure, aiming to achieve town status by 2025.
Hoa Binh province has employed diverse measures to remove temporary and dilapidated houses for low-income families over the past time. The effort has received the support from the State, all-level agencies, as well as individuals in and outside the province, helping poor and disadvantaged households, especially ethnic minority people, repair or build new homes.
Hoa Binh province’s steering board for implementing the plan on preserving and promoting the values of the Muong ethnic culture and the Hoa Binh Civilisation during 2023 - 2030 held a meeting on November 6 to review the plan implementation. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering board.
On November 2nd, the Residential Group No.3, Ky Son Ward (Hoa Binh City) organized the Great National Solidarity and the Culture Festival between the local people and the armed forces in 2024. There was the attendance of Mr. NguyenVan Thang, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Secretary of Hoa Binh City Party Committee and the leaders from several departments and branches.
Dong Tien village, Tan Vinh commune (Luong Son), organised the 2024 Great National Solidarity Day on November 2, with Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long attending.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.