(HBO) - On October 6, at Tay Phong market, the Youth Communist Union of Cao Phong District coordinated with the Youth Communist Union of Tay Phong commune to implement the model "The residential market reducing plastic waste”; launching a team of young volunteers to participate in the construction of a residential market reducing plastic waste.
The Youth Communist Union of Cao
Phong district are donating plastic lanes to people going to the market.
At the program, the district’s
Youth Communist Union district have given 10 plastic lanes to the people,
introduced and donated 200 paper bags to the small traders in the market. The
youth union members and the youth have propagated about the harmful effects of
plastic bags and disposable plastic items to the environment; encouraging the
people to use alternative products such as: using paper bags, cloth bags, environmentally
friendly bags, biodegradable organic garbage bags; using shopping lanes instead
of single-use plastic bags; limiting the abuse of plastic bags when it is not
necessary; setting up the awareness of the green environment protection. Each
youth union member and youth will lead by example in limiting the use of
single-use plastics, classifying waste at source and properly treating waste...
The model has well received the
response of a large number of small businesses and the people, contributing to
raising the awareness of environmental protection. Thereby, it is necessary to
take practical actions to reduce plastic waste in business and daily life.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 held a working session with key leaders of Hoa Binh province on its implementation of the Government Office’s Notice No. 95.
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.