(HBO) – A delegation of Hoa Binh province led by Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh had a working session with Longdan Group on October 13 as part of Hoa Binh’s trade and investment promotion activities in the UK.
Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh and leaders of Longdan Group sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. Photo: Tuan Anh/Provincial investment, trade, tourism promotion centre.
Longdan is a leading Vietnamese group in the UK specialising in importing Vietnamese goods to the UK and other European nation.
On this occasion, the two sides inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, under which they committed to building long-term, sustainable cooperative ties.
The common goal is to promote the export of OCOP and typical agricultural products of Hoa Binh to the UK and other markets where Longdan is operating.
Longdan will provide consultation for Hoa Binh and its businesses, help the locality boost the export and sales of OCOP and other agricultural products, provide information, promote Hoa Binh’s potential, advantages and investment opportunities to British businesses, investors and people, and attract and implement charity and social welfare programmes in the province (if there are any).
The Hoa Binh delegation visits a supermarket of Longdan Group in the UK. Photo: Tuan Anh/Provincial trade, investment and tourism centre.
The People’s Committee, in response, will support importers and exporters who are Longdan’s partners with administrative procedures.
On this occasion, Longdan signed a contract with RYB JSC of Hoa Binh to ship one container of grapefruit to the UK this year.
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.
