Despite facing a host of difficulties caused by heavy rains and floods, businesses in Hoa Binh province have still supported locals hit by the natural disasters through various activities.
Employees of Hoang Son Supermarket are delivering relief supplies at a collection point in Dong Tien ward, Hoa Binh city.
Hoa Binh was one of the localities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, with its infrastructure and crops severely damaged, and production disrupted.
Pham Thi Hoan, 35, who is running online business, said she and some other entrepreneurs have presented gifts to residents in Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen provinces, and in Tan Thanh commune, Hoa Binh’s Mai Chau district, with the total funding amounting to hundreds of millions of Vietnam dong.
Many enterprises in Hoa Binh have also organised charity programmes. Notably, Hoang Son Supermarket in Hoa Binh city contributed goods worth more than 50 million VND (2,022 USD) in support of residents in Yen Bai’s Van Chan district.
Three others in Hoa Binh city, namely Dinh Nhuan Trading JSC, Da Hop Trading JSC, and Lam Binh Construction and Trading Investment JSC, have sponsored three orphaned children.
Apart from such specific programmes, the business community has also contributed to the provincial relief fund.
Deputy Director of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s Hoa Binh branch Nguyen Huu Thang said along with preferential policies rolled out in line with the Government’s Decree No. 55/2015/ND-CP in support of rural areas and agriculture, the bank will offer more incentives to its disaster-stricken clients.
joining such efforts, the tax sector has also put in place preferential policies to help organisations, individuals, and businesses affected by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
In recent years, the Women's Union of Yen Thuy district has actively contributed to the implementation of the National Target Program on building new the rural areas. The Union's activities not only help raise awareness of environmental protection for the members, the women, and the people but they also contribute to improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life.
The model of intergenerational self-help club (ISC) has been expanded in Mai Chau district over recent times, contributing to sharing and motivating the disadvantaged people, especially the elderly, to improve their lives.
Following President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings that emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation, the trade union at all levels in Hoa Binh has effectively implemented patriotism emulation movements, especially the "effective, creative working” movement. Responding to the movement, local workers, public servants, and officials have proposed many creative and applicable ideas, helping spread the movement to all agencies, units, and businesses.
