(HBO) – As a gateway of Hoa Binh province, Luong Son district is proud of revolutionary traditions that were built up during the wars against French and US forces. The district Party Committee, authorities and people have carried forward the traditions to surpass difficulties and contribute to the development of Hoa Binh, deserving its role as the province’s driving force region.
Luong Son district has been given a
facelift. Photo taken in Rong Can commune, Lam Son district
During the resistance wars, residents in Luong Son
joined hands with people nationwide to win the historic victory on April 30,
1975. A total of 7,452 young people in Luong Son joined the military. The
locality provided 12,300 tonnes of food and foodstuff for the battlefields. Its
military units and people also took part in the "Dien Bien Phu in the air”
campaign.
After the wars, despite a range of hardships,
all-level Party Committees, authorities and people in Luong Son have made
efforts to give a facelift to the district. In the 2015-2020 tenure, Luong Son
achieved many hallmark achievements.
Bui Quang Toan, Secretary of the district Party
Committee, said over the past five years, Luong Son completed 15 out of 18
targets set in the resolution of the 25th congress of the district's Party
organisation.
The locality posted high economic growth while
economic restructuring is on the right track. Luong Son has invested in
socio-economic infrastructure, helping to raise people’s living standards.
Its production value grew 13.86 percent during the
period and the scale of economic sectors expanded nearly 2.2 times.
In 2019, Luong Son district was recognised as a
new-style rural area, and Luong Son town and its expanded area won the
fourth-tier urban area status, one year ahead of schedule.
The district has continued to stay firm amid
difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Local residents are
resolved to fulfilled the dual goal of pandemic prevention and control, and
production.
Luong Son has actively and flexibly taken preventive
measures at all levels to minimize losses.
A highlight of the pandemic combat in Luong Son is
the "Zero dong” shop model launched by the district’s youth union and labour
federation to mobilise donations from organisations and individuals in support
of needy people./.
Ngoc Luong commune in Yen Thuy district is striving to reach the finish line in advanced new-style rural area building in 2024. By promoting the implementation of solutions, the commune has to date completed necessary criteria set for advanced new-style rural communes for the 2021 – 2025 period.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board held a meeting on December 9 to look into some socio-economic development issues. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
As part of the second Da River fish and shrimp festival in Hoa Binh province, the provincial People's Committee on November 15 held a fish worship ceremony and released lanterns on Da River.
The vibrant "Ruou Can (a kind of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) Festive Night”, was held on November 18 as part of the Hoa Binh Province Culture- Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of locals and visitors.