(HBO) – Smoother roads, busy trading activities and services, and prosperous villages with better economic conditions were our impression as we visited mountainous areas in Tan Lac in early Autumn when locals were busy preparing for the National Day festival.

Policy capital contributes to poverty reduction in Yen Lap upland commune

(HBO) - Yen Lap is a highland commune of Cao Phong district. Being a pure agricultural commune with no sub-industries, there are no businesses standing in the area so people's lives are difficult.

Cardiopteris quinqueloba brings wealth to Tong Dau commune

(HBO) – In recent years, farmers in Tong Dau commune in Mai Chau district have worked hard to switch to more suitable crops and animals, and to apply modern technologies in their farming practice for better output and productivity. Cardiopteris quinqueloba, a type of vine that gives small and tasty fruit, has gained significant attention from local authorities and residents. In the past, locals cultivated the vine for their daily meals. The fruit now has become popular and found its place in the market.

Hoa Binh earns over 404 million USD from exports in eight months

(HBO) – Hoa Binh earned more than 52.7 million USD from exports in August, an increase of 0.31 percent from the previous month.

Hung Thi Commune opens the way to escape poverty from lemongrass growing

(HBO) - Hung Thi is one of the six difficult communes of Lac Thuy district, 90% of its population are Muong ethnic minority people. Their lives are still very difficult, and the economy is mainly dependent on forestation and livestock. Recognizing the economic benefits of lemongrass and its stable market consumption, the Committee and authorities of Hung Thi commune propagated and mobilized the local people to put lemongrass plants into growing on the land area of riverbank and hills. This makes the life of the farmers become quite well.

The farmers of Hang Tram town emulate to do good production and business

(HBO) - The movement "Farmers emulating good production and business, being united to help each other get rich and escape sustainable poverty" is one of the emulation movement exploited and effectively implemented by the Farmer Association of Hang Tram town (Yen Thuy).

Young entrepreneurs create more than three million jobs

Over the past three years, young entrepreneurs have created over three million jobs and generated more than US$25 billion in annual revenue, heard participants at the sixth national congress of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association (VYEA) for the 2018-2021 tenure which opened in Hanoi on August 27.

Agriculture, rural areas attract more investment

HBO – As of the end of 2017, Hoa Binh counted 55 investment projects in agriculture and rural areas with combined capital of more than 14.5 trillion VND, accounting for 11.2 percent of the total investment projects in the province. The surge in number of firms investing in agriculture and rural development after many years is a positive sign in the province’s economic situation.

Veterans of An Nghia Commune develop citrus plantation

(HBO) - Prior to 2013, citrus growing is quite strange to veteran members of An Nghia Commune (Lac Son). However, up to now, citrus planting area has been expanded to nearly 20 hectares owned by veteran members. Thanks to the effectiveness of the model, the average income of veteran members reaches at 23.5 million VND / person / year, the rate of poor households reduced to 3%.

Yen Thuy district attracts investment in industry and small handicraft industry

(HBO) -. At present, there are 13 enterprises and 540 private firms operating production and business in the field of industry, handicrafts (small industry and handicraft).

Meeting the "excellent fisherman" on the reservoir of Da River Lake.

(HBO) - That fisherman is Mr. Dinh Van Linh in Trang village, Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district. From his experience, he not only enriched by himself but also "dragging" hundreds of households to be back for fish cage raising.

Building the brand of fish and shrimp of Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant

(HBO) - Hoa Binh has a lot of potential to develop aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, especially in the reservoir area of Da River Hydroelectric Lake with approximately 8,900 hectares, there is rich and abundant in fish species, including many rare species.

Hung Yen longan farmers see bumper crop at good prices

Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen is famous for its longans, with a total growing area covering 4,300 hectares, of which 3,800 hectares are now being harvested.

Startup with 3,000 chickens

(HBO) - "Starting up my own business from 3,000 chickens, sometimes, I felt exhausted due to diseases, unstable prices, but with my determination, I have stayed well..." - Mr. Nguyen Dinh Lam, in the Village 3 / 2B, Thanh Lap Commune (Luong Son) shared this when taking us to visit the "silver billion" farm model of his family.

Replicating the model of chili cultivation for export in Lac Thuy district

(HBO) - In 2017, the District People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with An Lac Commune to exploit 5 hectares of horn chillis F1 hybrid No.20, which has linkage in production and consumption of products under the Project of Linking production and consumption of chilli and pumpkin to ensure food safety in Lac Thuy district in the period of 2017-2018. The model has initially brought efficiency and is now replicating more in the area.

Secretary of Hoa Binh Party Committee Bui Van Tinh visits pig farming in Ky Son district

(HBO) – Secretary of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Tinh has recently visited a large-scale pig farming model in Quoc village, Phu Minh commune, Ky Son district, to learn firsthand about the production here.

Vietnam should take action to prevent external economic shocks

The global economy is becoming uncertain and unpredictable while the Vietnamese economy is increasingly open in terms of capital flows, trade and prices. This fact requires Vietnam to remain steadfast in maintaining macroeconomic stability and enhancing the capacity to deal with external shocks.

Phuc Tien commune reduces poverty and improves income through lemongrass cultivation

(HBO) - where there is vacant land, there is lemongrass. Up to now, lemongrass is not the key crop to help people in Phuc Tien commune (Ky Son) get rich. However, lemongrass has helped people improve their income much. This is the confirmation of Mr. Nguyen Cuong Bien, the Vice Chairman of Phuc Tien Commune People's Committee when sharing about local models of planting lemongrass in the local area.

Deeper integration into global value chain

Exports have continued to be a spotlight in the economic picture this year. However, it requires sound strategies from enterprises and State management agencies to make Vietnamese exports closely connected to global value chains and have higher added values towards sustainable export growth.

Noong Luong plants off seasonal cabbages

(HBO) - Noong Luong commune was the first area being selected by Mai Chau district to experiment with the model of cabbage growing in the direction of food safety and consumption linkage.

Efficiency from the forestry development project

(HBO) - Forestry Development Project of Hoa Binh province (Kfw7) was implemented from 2006 to August 2017 with funding capital from German Bank for Reconstruction and non-refundable grant aid from German Government, the Reciprocal of Vietnam Government with the long-term goal of "To contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources through planting, managing, forest protection and biodiversity conservation." The project was implemented in the area of Kim Boi, Ky Son, Luong Son, Lac Son districts and Hoa Binh city with a total capital of over 113 billion VND.

“Yen Thuy youngsters join hands in building new-style rural areas” contest 2018

(HBO) – The Standing Committee of the Youth Union of Yen Thuy district has successfully organised the "Yen Thuy youngsters join hands in building new-style rural areas” contest in 2018.

Ho Chi Minh City boosts science and technology cooperation with Laos

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Le Thanh Liem, hosted a reception in the city, on August 14, for a delegation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Laos led by Deputy Minister, Sundara Sourioudong.

Optimistic about economic prospects in remaining months of 2018

The beginning of the third quarter of 2018 is the time when financial institutions and organisations produce forecasts for Vietnam's economic growth for the second half of 2018 and the whole year, in addition to offering recommendations on policies and governance.

Hoa Binh Clean Water Company to divest all State capital

(HBO) – Hoa Binh Clean Water joint Stock Company is conducting State capital divestment. Most of the share offering sessions have attracted particular interest from investors. So far, the company has divested 60 percent of the State shares and the process is expected to be completed in 2018.