(HBO) - Since the beginning of December, the market has been opened, with purchasing power increasing in recent days. Across supermarkets, shops and book stores, decorative items and souvenirs in all shapes and sizes are put on sale.
Students in Hoa Binh city
select Christmas gifts for families and friends.
This year, familiar Xmas items are
available with improved designs and quality, and convenience. According to many
souvenir shop owners, in the past two years, customers tended to choose Vietnamese
products over those from China and other countries. Due to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, the quantity of goods has been carefully calculated to meet demand
and avoid overstocking.
A survey targeting shops selling
Christmas items in Hoa Binh city showed that the prices of decorations have
merely increased. Gifts for Christmas Eve are abundant, mostly toys for
children such as cars and stuffed animals. Shops and bookstores receive online
orders and offer delivery services with transporters dressed like Santa Claus.
Do Bich Van, the owner of a
souvenir shop on Thinh Lang avenue, Tan Thinh ward in Hoa Binh city, said this
year, the prices of Christmas decorations remain stable compared to last year.
However, she noted, the purchasing power decreased quite a lot. From the
beginning of December, her store started selling items for Christmas, but buyers
came sporadically. Between December 15 and 20, the market became bustling.
Now, the market is reaching its
peak, offering diverse products at affordable prices./.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
