(HBO) – A delegation led by Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county of Ulsan city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), visited Hoa Binh province on July 3. Bui Van Cuu, member of the provincial Party Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with other local officials had a working session with the delegation.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu and Mayor Lee Seon-ho of Ulju county
of the RoK’s Ulsan city signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in
multiple fields, including economy, culture and education.
Welcoming the delegation, Vice Chairman of the
Hoa Binh People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu said Vietnam and the RoK are
Asian-Pacific countries with bilateral friendship dating back many years. The
RoK has become a leading partner of Vietnam and now ranks second among foreign
investors in the country. It has also invested in many projects in Hoa Binh.
Ulju county and Hoa Binh province share many
similarities, which are favourable for them to boost comprehensive cooperation,
thereby helping to promote each locality’s economic development, he noted.
For his part, Mayor Lee thanked the province for
its warm welcome for his delegation. He also informed the host officials about
Ulju county’s economic and cultural situation.
He expressed his hope that Ulju and Hoa Binh
will reach consensus on cooperation for common development.
At the working session, the two sides signed a memorandum
of understanding on collaboration. Accordingly, they will step up multifaceted
ties, including in economy, education and culture, on the basis of equality and
mutual benefit.
During their working trip to Hoa Binh, the Ulju
delegation also visited the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant and the Muong Cultural
Space Museum.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
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