(HBO) - In the first six months of the year, Hoa Binh authorities approved 12 investment projects, including 11 domestic ones with a combined registered capital of 252.39 billion VND (10.96 million USD) and one foreign direct investment project worth 6.5 million USD. Meanwhile, one project was terminated.
Easing difficulties brought by COVID-19, Antona JSC at Luong Son industrial park, which specialises in children’s toys, has maintained production and created stable jobs for workers.
The province now has 607 projects, of which 42 are FDI ones of 602 million USD, and the rest are domestic projects worth about 87.65 trillion VND.
Local IPs are home to 102 approved projects, comprising of 27 FDI projects worth 527.35 million USD in and 75 domestic ones of more than 10.83 trillion VND.
To improve business and investment climate, the Hoa Binh People’s Committee has ordered stepping up communications and information provision online in the latter half of the year, in an effort to attract investment in the province; and support for local firms in joining investment and trade promotions, along with revoking stagnant projects to attract potential investors.
Relevant agencies are also asked to keep a close eye on firms’ operations in a bid to promptly address bottlenecks, especially for those who are hardest-hit by COVID-19./.
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.
