(HBO) - A working delegation of Hoa Binh province led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong on October 18 attended the 2023 International Conference on Green and Innovation-driven Development in Cities and Towns held in Jiangsu, China. The conference, themed "jointly Creating a New Platform for a New Ecology for Shared New Benefits”, attracted more than 300 delegates from 18 countries around the world.

Vice Chairman of Hoa Binh People’s Committee Nguyen
Van Chuong speaking at the 2023 International Conference on Green and
Innovation-driven Development in Cities and Towns. Photo: Bui Diu (Provincial
People's Committee Office).
At the event, delegates discussed three main groups of
issues including: Towns with distinctive features - the new reality in Jiangsu
on China's path towards modernisation; developing high quality agriculture; and
protecting ancient riverside cities and developing tourism. The conference was
also an opportunity for authorities of cities and towns from around the world
to strengthen and expand exchanges and cooperation.
Speaking at the event, Chuong introduced to participants Hoa
Binh’s potential and advantages. He shared that Hoa Binh is focusing on
attracting investment in green, clean, high-quality, modern industrial
production fields; production and processing of agricultural, forestry and
fishery products; resort tourism; and urban development associated with
ecology. The provincial authorities have a plan to prioritise investment in
essential infrastructure such as roads, power supply, construction planning in
locations with potential and advantages to create favourable conditions for
investors.
Affirming that Hoa Binh province has paid special attention
to green and innovation-driven development in cities and urban areas, he said
that in recent years, the agricultural sector has attached special importance
to developing agriculture in a circular, smart and high-tech direction to
respond to climate change, manage natural resources and protect the environment
in agriculture and rural areas.
Hoa Binh province continues to pay attention to researching
and expanding markets, promoting import and export of agricultural products,
and OCOP (one commune one product) products. It is also implementing the
project on developing green urban areas adaptive to climate change in Hoa Binh
city, Hoa Binh province using ODA loans, with goals of improving capacity to
respond to climate change and natural disasters, enhancing flood drainage and
anti-flooding capabilities, and improving urban management capacity for Hoa
Binh city.
Chuong expressed his hope to learn about green and
innovation-driven development models in cities and urban areas, and to welcome
representatives of city and town administrations, businesses and investors to
Hoa Binh province to seek cooperation opportunities.
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.