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The national target programme on building new-style rural areas has been carried out harmoniously in Cao Phong district, giving a facelift to the locality while improving the living quality of the residents.
The community-based tourism model in Mung
hamlet, Hop Phong commune, has attracted throngs of tourists, contributing to
local socio-economic development.
To date, eight out of nine communes have
achieved 19 out of 20 criteria for new-style rural area status, including Dung
Phong, Thu Phong, Nam Phong, Tay Phong, Bac Phong, Hop Phong, Binh Thanh, and
Thung Nai. Thach Yen commune, currently meeting 16 criteria, is actively
working toward certification in 2025 through new economic models and
community-based tourism initiatives.
According to the head of the district’s agriculture
and rural development Bui Van Dan, the district will urge all communes to step
up the implementation of the national target program, ensuring the
sustainability of the eight certified communes while supporting Thach Yen’s
progress.
With the engagement of the whole political
system and local people, the new-style rural area building has yielded positive
results, helping improve the material and spiritual life and bolster the local
socio-economy.
Cao Phong has been a powerhouse in citrus fruit
plantation with 971.55 hectares for the 2024-2025 season. Particularly, orange
orchards span some 715 hectares, expected to yield 20,348 tonnes. The
locality’s agricultural portfolio also includes mandarins, lemons, and
pomelos.
In 2024, amid significant global and regional fluctuations, Vietnam's economy entered a phase of recovery and growth, albeit with persistent challenges. However, through determination and decisive actions, Hoa Binh province achieved remarkable progress across all sectors. The province met all 19 socio-economic development targets, recorded its highest state budget revenue in five years, launched several key projects, and enhanced its investment climate.
Hoa Binh city is gathering feedback from ministries and sectors regarding its proposal for tier-2 urban status. After years of development from its tier-3 foundation, the city is awaiting inclusion in the country’s list of more than 30 tier-2 urban centres.
During the last days of 2024, work on the Canh Tang reservoir, a key irrigation project in both the province and the country and the northern region, proceeded intensively. Hundreds of workers and engineers have been striving to complete the main components by April 30, and finalise the entire project by 2026.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
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