The War Veterans' Association of Hoa Binh province held the 7th "Exemplary war veterans" patriotic emulation congress, the 2024 - 2029 period, on October 16. The event was attended by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Khuat Viet Dung, Vice President of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association; Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; other leaders of the provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee, representatives of departments, sectors, organisations, and localities; along with 225 exemplary delegates representing the more than 54,000 members of the association across the province.
Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Cong Su present congratulation flowers to the congress.
Over the past years, the "Exemplary war veterans" patriotic emulation movement of the provincial War Veterans’ Association has developed in both depth and width, creating a strong ripple effect. It has encouraged association cadres and members to emulate to fulfil all assigned tasks while inspiring comradeship and solidarity among them to assist one another to develop livelihoods and reduce poverty. Many families of war veterans and companies run by war veterans have expanded production and business activities to make prosperity.
Currently, the association gathers 103 enterprises employing 3,895 workers, 27 cooperatives with over 920, 22 cooperative groups with 415, 1,692 farms with 5,984, and 2,164 business households with 4,964, all of which are led by war veterans.
During the 2019 - 2024 period, the association’s chapters at all levels have supported the construction of 112 houses for members, worth over 1.5 billion VND (59,347 USD), funded by the compassion fund for war veterans. A fund was set up for veterans to help one another to reduce poverty and develop livelihoods, with a total capital of 30.1 billion VND. Under the new multi-dimensional poverty standards, the rate of poor households among war veterans is expected to fall to 4.67% this year, from 6.23% in 2019.
Addressing the congress, Vice President of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association Khuat Viet Dung applauded the achievements of the "Exemplary war veterans" patriotic emulation movement in Hoa Binh.
In the time ahead, he requested, cadres and members of the association should uphold their sense of responsibility and take the lead in implementing local emulation campaigns, increase capacity building for cadres and members, comprehensively reform activities, align emulation campaigns with local political tasks, and detect and expand role models.
Meanwhile, Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, asked all-level chapters of the association to promote cadres and members’ role in preserving and bringing into play the virtues of "Uncle Ho’s soldiers” in the new period, further enhance war veterans’ solidarity to help one another to develop livelihoods and improve the life quality, and properly implement gratitude expressing and charitable activities.
It is important to discover new role models to nurture and develop them into movements, thus creating a ripple effect across the association and society. The chapters also need to reinforce coordination to educate the young on patriotism and the revolutionary tradition while building a strong association in terms of politics, thought, and organisation, he added.
The congress elected seven official and one alternate delegate who will represent Hoa Binh at the higher-level congress.
On this occasion, the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association Central Committee presented a tapestry recognising the provincial association’s emulation achievements, and certificates of merit to the war veterans’ associations of Mai Chau and Yen Thuy districts.
The provincial People’s Committee also presented certificates of merit to five collectives and 10 individuals while the provincial War Veterans’ Association did the same to 34 collectives and 40 individuals with outstanding attainments in the "Exemplary war veterans" patriotic emulation in the 2019 - 2024 period.
Seven years after the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution, Tan Lac district has seen considerable progresses.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has held a conference to announce decisions regarding the apparatus restructuring of the province’s political system and personnel affairs.
Following the results of the military enlistment examination for 2025, Lac Son district has seen 100 young men and women volunteering to enlist in the military. Among these recruits, there are several families where two siblings have both written voluntary enlistment letters, eager to undertake the sacred task of protecting the nation.
As the Party Organisation and people of Hoa Binh province welcome the arrival of spring, they take pride in the remarkable achievements obtained under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which turns 95 this spring. With a shared determination to build a prosperous future, they embrace ambitious aspirations for national development, joining hands with the whole country to prepare to enter a new era-one of national progress and advancement.
In 2023, the relic site where President Ho Chi Minh visited the Chi Hoa Production Group in Lam Son commune, Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province, was officially recognised as a provincial-level revolutionary historical site. Each year, it draws numerous visitors from across Vietnam and abroad, becoming a "red address" for educating young generations on the nation's revolutionary traditions.
According to the Party Charter, Party members who have been active in the revolution for a long time, and have maintained their Party membership for 30 years and more, will be awarded the Party badge. This is a noble reward, not only a source of pride and excitement for the Party members themselves and their families, but also a source of pride for the Party organisation that has such outstanding members who are shining examples for everyone to learn from and follow.
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