(HBO) - A Vietnam-Russia culture festival took place in Luong Son district’s Hoa Son commune on October 29.

A dance performance by teachers and students from the
Hoang Van Thu high school for the gifted in Hoa Binh City.
Nguyen Thi Thu Dat, head of the Pushkin Institute in Hanoi,
said the festival is an annual event held by the institute, aiming to create a
playground for students nationwide to learn about the Russian culture and to
promote the Vietnamese culture among Russians living, studying and working in
Vietnam. This year's festival is the 7th edition, gathering over 1,000 students
at 18 educational institutions from the north, central, and southern regions.
According to the organiser, this was the first time the
event had been funded by the Russian World Foundation. The festival featured video clip making, cooking, and art
contests, a knowledge quiz, musical performances, and a Russian doll making
event.
More than 100 teachers and students from the Hoang Van Thu
high school for the gifted in Hoa Binh City joined the festival. Phan Mai Anh, head of the Russian language faculty at the
school, said the event left the deepest impression on her among the seven
editions so far.
Age-appropriate activities have inspired students to
participate in activities to experience and learn about Vietnamese and Russian
culture, thereby creating cohesion and forging enthusiasm for the young
generation to continue to cultivate sustainable relations between the countries
over the years./.
A delegation of the Indian Embassy in Vietnam led by Ambasador Sandeep Arya paid a working trip to Hoa Binh province on April 1, aiming to explore cooperation opportunities. The delegation was received by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, along with Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and representatives from various departments and agencies.
A delegation from the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee led by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, on March 20 inspected the progress of the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway project in Mai Chau district.
The Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation of Hoa Binh province convened a meeting on March 11 to deploy key tasks.
Lac Son district is reorganising and streamlining its organisational apparatus and the contingent of officials, civil servants and public employees in line with Resolution 18 issued by the 12th Party Central Committee.
The provincial Department of Public Security has reorganised its structure to enhance operational efficiency and meet the evolving demands of the new era. In line with the Resolution No. 25 of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the move aims to streamline personnel, standardise leadership roles, and strengthen the police force’s capacity while creating better conditions for modernising equipment.
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.