The Northern Industry and Trade Fair - Hoa Binh 2024 - will take place at the Hoa Binh provincial Exhibition and Convention Centre from October 14-20. The organising committee of the event held a meeting on September 26 to finalise preparation for the fair. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the fair organising board Quach Tat Liem chaired the meeting.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee and head of the fair organising board Quach Tat
Liem speaks at the meeting.
The fair held under the theme "Hoa Binh integrates and
develops with the whole country", is expected to have 250 booths featuring
the province’s socio-economic achievements, products of enterprises in and
outside the province, handicraft products, agricultural products, and products
recognised by the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme.
The event will include a series of activities including a ceremony to announce
selected typical rural products at the provincial level in 2024; the launch of
a handbook on rules of origin for some agricultural, forestry and fishery
products of Vietnam in accordance with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
(EVFTA).
To prepare for the fair, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade sent
invitations to the Departments of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies in
28 provinces and cities in the northern region as well as People's Committees
of districts and cities in the province. So far, 74 units from 17 provinces and
cities have registered to participate.
Concluding the meeting, Liem requested members of the organising committee to
proactively coordinate with each other, and continue to call on registrations to
the fair.
The official also emphasised the need to control product
quality, origins and ensure food safety, security and order, and environmental
sanitation during the fair.
The Standing Board of the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies of Hoa Binh on October 11 held a get-together with enterprises under the Party Organisation of Provincial Agencies, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13, 2004-2024).
Recently, along with efforts to enhance product quality, relevant sectors, and stakeholders involved in the One Commune One Product (OCOP) (OCOP) programme have focused on developing and refining product designs and packaging, thus attracting customer interest and increasing the value of OCOP items in Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh-Moc Chau expressway’s section crossing Hoa Binh is 34km in length and has total investment of over 9.99 trillion VND (402.09 million USD). The project, scheduled to become operational in 2028, is expected to open new development opportunities and space for the province.
On October 12th, in Hanoi, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh province coordinated with the Centre for Agricultural Trade Promotion (the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the People's Committee of 2 districts, Kim Boi and Yen Thuy and R.Y.B joint Stock Company to export the processed agricultural products from Hoa Binh province to the UK market.
The provincial People's Committee on October 8 held a conference to sum up the 2023 administrative reform emulation movement and award winners of the online contest on learning about administrative reform work in Hoa Binh in 2024, under the chair of Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chuong, who is deputy head of the provincial Steering Committee on Administrative Reform, and head of the contest’s organising board.
Over the recent past, Hoa Binh province’s steering board for digital transformation has advised the provincial administration about the promotion of information technology application and digital transformation. Thanks to that, encouraging results have been recorded in the building and development of electronic administration and digital transformation.
