Together with the whole country, people of all ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province celebrated the Lunar New Year of the Dragon happily and safely. The warm weather on the first days of the new year made people more joyful, in harmony with the bustling pace of spring life.

Fireworks display on Da River on New Year's Eve brings in confidence and wishes
for a good new year.
This year, all the districts and Hoa Binh
city organised special cultural and artistic activities and fireworks displays
on New Year’s Eve, meeting the enjoyment needs of local people and creating a
festive atmosphere and motivation to successfully complete socio-economic
targets for 2024. Before, during and after the fireworks displays, the
situation of security, order and traffic safety was all guaranteed.
In Lac Son district, a large number of
people flocked to the Muong Flower Garden amusement park in At hamlet, Vu Binh
commune. On this occasion, this park held an online photo contest to attract
the participation and response of young people.
At Pa Co tourist site, Pa Co commune (Mai
Chau district), Mong ethnic people organised night market activities, including
art performance competitions and folk games.
In Cao Phong district, from the second day
of the first lunar month (February 11), many tourist groups visited the Meddom
Park tourist site (Heritage Park of Vietnamese Scientists). Duong Ngoc Phuong,
Deputy Sales Manager of Meddom Park, said from the third to fifth day of the
first lunar month, the park welcomed about 300 visitors a day, mainly from
Hanoi.
In addition, spiritual tourism destinations
in the province had various early spring activities, notably the Tien Pagoda
festival and the Bo Temple festival.
In a difficult economic context, to ensure
that all people enjoy a warm Tet, the Party Committee, authorities, Fatherland
Front, and the entire political system of the province paid attention to and
promptly took care of policy beneficiaries, poor households, disadvantaged
groups, and children in special circumstances. Cultural, artistic, physical and
sports activities were promoted, meeting people's need to enjoy spiritual
culture during Tet.
After the week-long Tet holiday, localities
are focusing on leading and directing the implementation of key tasks. Farmers
begin cultivating the winter-spring rice crop, and strengthen disease
prevention and control measures for livestock and poultry, while workers in
establishments, businesses, and factories in the industrial park return to
work.
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.