(HBO) – As many as 100 outstanding youngsters and students of Vietnam and Laos arrived in Hoa Binh province on November 2 to continue their meaningful activities as part of their journey of "Following footprints of Vietnamese, Lao leaders”. The programme drew representatives of youth unions of the two countries and representatives of Hoa Binh provincial Youth Union.

Photo: The delegation offers incense and lays flowers
at Uncle Ho's Monument in Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant.
The "Following footprints of Vietnamese,
Lao leaders" programme 2017 was an important political event of the two
countries' youths, practically marking the 55th anniversary of the
establishment of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations and 40 years of the
bilateral Treaty of Friendship and Amity. The programme aimed to educate
youngsters of both countries, especially students, on the special solidarity
between
Vietnam and
Laos, as well
as the tradition of special fighting alliance and mutual support between the
two Parties, States and peoples in the past struggle for independence and in
the current cause of national construction and development.

The
delegation takes pictures at the national historical site that used to host the
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s second Congress (inside the provincial
Military Headquarters).
During the programme, youngsters and students
from two countries visited a number of historic sites where leaders of the two
countries, including President Ho Chi Minh, President Kaysone Phomvihane and President
Souphanouvong lived, studied and worked. They also explored historical sites
associated with feats of arms of troops and people of the two countries in the
struggle for national independence. The activities took place in
Vietnam’s provinces and cities of Nghe An,
Hanoi, Hoa Binh, Son La
of two Lao provinces of Houaphan and Xiangkhouang.
In Hoa Binh, 100 elite youths and students from
the two countries visited the National Historical Relic on the precinct of the
provincial Military Headquarters, in which the second Congress of the Lao
People's Revolutionary Party was held under the chair of Lao late President
Kaysone Phomvihane. They offered incense and laid flowers at the President Ho
Chi Minh’s Monument at Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant.
The
delegates also visited
Tay
Tien
Monument- a historical relic associated with the feat of the Tay Tien (westward) troops
that were formed in 1947 with the task of coordinating with the Lao armed forces
to protect the borders of the two countries. The same day, an art exchange and
a seminar was organised for youngster of the two countries./.
The subcommittee for documents of the 18th Hoa Binh provincial Party Congress, the 2025 - 2030 term, convened on March 3 to review and incorporate public feedback on the congress’s draft documents. The meeting was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. It was attended by senior provincial officials, including Bui Thi Minh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; other members of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee; and members of the document subcommittee.
Muong Bi - Tan Lac, one of the four major Muong ethnic minority-inhabited regions in Hoa Binh, is known for not only its distinctive cultural identity but also its proud history of heroism, with great contributions to the victory against US invaders in the past. Today, Tan Lac district continues to uphold this legacy while embracing development and renewal.
March 3 marked the first official working day for specialised agencies under the provincial People's Committee following the merger or transfer of functions and tasks from the previous agencies. On this day, the newly merged departments and agencies took proactive steps to arrange personnel, organise workflows, and implement tasks efficiently, ensuring that administrative procedures were carried out smoothly without interruption.
Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has thoroughly implemented and adhered to Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW on restructuring the organisational apparatus of the political system towards a streamlined, efficient, and effective direction, ensuring no disruption of work.
By mid-February, Da Bac district completed a plan to streamline its organisational apparatus and personnel work, marking a milestone in efforts to promote restructuring towards a leaner, more efficient organisational system, closely following directives from the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, and Conclusion No. 121-KL/TW, and Resolution No. 27-NQ/TU of the provincial Party Committee and Conclusion No. 1103-KL/TU by the provincial Party Organisation’s standing board.
Imbued with President Ho Chi Minh's teaching "The Party cell are the Party’s grassroots foundations. A strong Party cell ensures the effective implementation of the Party’s policies and continuous progress in all tasks," the Party Committee of Kim Boi commune, Kim Boi District, has rolled out the "four-good Party cell" model. The initiative has created a positive change, enhancing the leadership capacity and fighting spirit of Party organisations and their members.