(HBO) – Hoa Binh City, Luong Son district and the northern part of Lac Thuy district have been set as urban, industrial and dynamic zone of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh City’s transportation and urban
infrastructure basically meet development demand.
The provincial Party Committee and People’s
Committee directed effectively performing the Party and State’s policies and
guidelines on planning work, improving planning quality and management in line
with the law, and completing the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period
with a vision to 2050.
Located in the dynamic zone, Hoa Binh City
considered it a favourable condition for development. Over the past years, the
city has attached importance to improving the efficiency of using, managing and
upholding resources of the economy, especially socio-economic infrastructure.
At present, the dynamic zone is home to almost
local industrial parks (IPs) and industrial park clusterswith 7 IPs, or
87.5 percent, and 10 IP clusters, or over 60 percent of the total in the
province. Luong Son IP and IP on the left bank of Da River have basically
completed technical infrastructure. Four IP clusters have been put into
operation. Among 635 valid projects in the province, Hoa Binh City accounted
for the most with 203 projects, followed by Luong Son with 198 projects and Lac
Thuy 64. As many as 92.5 percent of projects by forest investors are based in
the dynamic zone, mostly in the fields of processing, electronic spare parts,
construction materials, electricity and water production and distribution.
There are service and tourism projects like Phuong Hoang and Hilltop Valley
golf courses, Thang Thien waterfall tourism area, resorts and garden houses.
The urbanisation rates of Hoa Binh City, Luong
Son district and Lac Thuy district hit nearly 78 percent, 45 percent and 25.45
percent, respectively.
The province estimated that the dynamic zone
contributed about 70 percent of the local State budget revenue, over 90 percent
of export revenue and 70 percent of economic scale of the province. The zone
also recorded the highest income per capita and the lowest rate of poor
households. In Hoa Binh City alone, average income per capita reached 75
million VND in 2021 while the rate of poor households was reduced to 0.97
percent./.
During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme is reshaping the rural economy of Lac Son district, helping improve living standards, particularly among the ethnic minority communities in remote areas of Lac Son district.
The Van Mai dam xanh (Bangana lemassoni) fish has long been famous for its unique and delicious flavour, earning a spot on the menus of many restaurants and attracting food connoisseurs. In recent years, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district, have expanded their fish farming areas and striven to build a strong reputation for their product. They are also working to establish it as an OCOP (One Commune, One Product) item to increase their income.
Outstanding rural industrial products of Hoa Binh province in 2024 were recently honoured and granted certificates, becoming a source of pride for producers and also a boost for local economic development. The honourees are all deeply imbued with the local cultural identity and boast considerable commercial potential, helping popularise the image of Hoa Binh to domestic and international consumers. This is also a solid stepping stone for rural industrial establishments to develop.
In the first 10 months of 2024, Hoa Binh city made significant progress in job creation and labour exports, sending 112 workers abroad through partnerships with authorised recruitment firms.
An award ceremony to announce the official certification for Mai Chau district’s Bangana lemassoni fish, a specialty of the locality because of its unique flavour, was held recently in the district.
