Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province, has completed its regional planning until 2040, and worked on the construction planning for 14 communes, three zoning planning, and nine detail planning for rural residential areas, according to Tran Tuan Son, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee.
Son said that the locality has actively designed 25 other planning to lay the foundation for the management of construction activities and the attraction of investment capital, thus promoting the local socio-economic development and mobilising resources for the district’s long-term growth.
Serena Resort Sao Bay has been an outstanding tourist site in Kim Boi.
Under the district planning, Kim Boi is divided into three regions. Region 1 comprises five communes of Binh Son, Du Sang, Tu Son, Vinh Tien, and Dong Bac, focusing on developing resort tourism, cultural tourism, and industrial clusters with a total area of 14,155 hectares.
Region 2 consists of Bo townships and Vinh Dong, Kim Boi, Hop Tien, Xuan Thuy, Hung Son and Kim Lap communes, aiming to boost urban development, resort tourism and health care services associated with hot mineral water resource exploitation, which has a total area of about 26,981 hectares. Bo township will be developed into a four-tier urban area.
Meanwhile, Region 3 gathers five communes of Nam Thuong, Sao Bay, Cuoi Ha, Nuong Dam and My Hoa, focusing on developing high-tech agriculture, resort tourism, and eco-tourism, with an area of about 13,972 hectares.
Currently, a 16.31-km section of the Hoa Binh-Ha Noi road and Son La expressway connecting Hoa Binh and neighbouring Son La province crossing Kim Boi have been built, helping optimise the mineral water resources of Kim Boi and creating a development space for the district.
In order to promote its advantages, Kim Boi is calling for businesses to invest in eight hot mineral water spots. As of April, the district had attracted many projects, including Venus Resort that covers nearly four hectares in Coc village of Vinh Dong commune, the cultural tourism and resort complex in Cuoi Ha commune and Kim Boi commune, and Apec Mandala Sky Villas Kim Boi in Mo Da village of Bo township.
The district currently has 46 tourist accommodation establishments, including three resorts, two hotels, 41 motels with a total of 798 rooms and 1,077 beds. In the first quarter of 2024, Kim Boi district welcomed 15,080 tourists, earning 22 billion VND (866,569 USD).
Along with tourism development, the district has focused on expanding the "One Commune-One Product” (OCOP) programme. After six years of implementing, the district has developed 12 OCOP products, including two four-star products.
Nguyen Minh Anh, Vice Director of the district Agriculture and Rural Development Division said that the project to bring OCOP products into tourism activities has been actively responded by locals, helping promote the value of the products. She advised communes and townships in the district to make planning on concentrated production regions for OCOP products, while building OCOP introduction and selling booths that are easy for tourists to find.
Kim Boi is also creating open mechanisms and providing best conditions for investors in the locality in a bid to optimise its potential and strengths.
Over the years, Hoa Binh has shown strong performance in applying information technology (IT) in building an electronic government, ensuring information security and contributing to developing a smart and modern city.
Boasting high potential in both aquatic development and tourism, the Hoa Binh hydropower plant reservoir has a significant role in the fisheries and tourism sectors of Hoa Binh. Hoa Binh lake is home to 123 species belonging to 79 genera and 19 families, including many rare species, with high economic value and significance for scientific research.
A meeting to review the province’s socio-economic development in the first half of 2024 took place on July 3 under the chair of Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan. Participants discussed and gave opinions on draft documents that will be submitted to the standing board of the provincial Party Committee, documents under the promulgation authority of the provincial People's Committee, and other matters serving the management, direction, and administration of the People's Committee.
Nhuan Trach commune, Luong Son district, recently earned recognition from the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province for achieving the advanced criteria of the national new rural development programme in 2023. This success stemmed from innovative approaches, unified support from local authorities and residents, and a continued push for excellence.
A project to build a road from Da Bac town (Da Bac) to Thanh Son district of Phu Tho province is invested by the People's Committee of Da Bac district with a total capital of 250 billion VND (9.8 million USD). When completed, it will be a vital traffic route connecting the two provinces, contributing to the development of the road traffic infrastructure system in Da Bac district, and adding motivation to promote local socio-economic development.
According to the report of the People's Committee of Lac Son district on the results of building the new and improved rural areas in the district, there are currently 4 communes reaching 10 - 14 criteria, including Nhan Nghia, Tan Lap, Yen Phu and Tan My; There are 6 communes that meet less than 10 criteria, including Vu Binh, Xuat Hoa, Thuong Coc, Yen Nghiep, Huong Nhuong, and An Nghia. The average number of the newly improved rural criteria has reached 9.6 criteria each commune so far.
