Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Contractors work on the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway project's section running through Cao Son commune, Da Bac district.
In recent times, standing members of the provincial Party Committee, members of the Steering Committee for key projects of the province have intensified inspections and urged solutions to bottlenecks and obstacles. They have taken decisive direction, setting clear timelines and task plans to accelerate the implementation of projects.
The construction of the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway project (section km 19 to km 53) is required to complete one year ahead of the schedule, so land clearance, resettlement, and construction efforts are being carried out with the utmost urgency and focus.
Nguyen Tran Anh, Secretary of the Mai Chau district Party Committee, stated that the district has mobilised the entire political system to engage in public outreach, calling on affected residents to support the project. In particular, the district has closely coordinated with departments, sectors, and the investor to implement compensation, land clearance, and resolve land-related procedural issues. As a result, local residents have fully agreed to hand over 100% of the required land for construction.
The expanded Hoa Lac – Hoa Binh road project, which includes the improvement of National Highway 6 from Xuan Mai to Hoa Binh, is one of the strategic projects aimed at shortening travel time between Hanoi and the northwestern provinces. After years of coordination with relevant ministries and sectors to address challenges and propose investment plans, the project has been approved by the Government under a public-private partnership form.
The province established a special task force led by the Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee to direct the implementation of the project, especially streamlining administrative procedures and preparing cleared land for the project's groundbreaking on July 1, 2025.
Meanwhile, the Canh Tang reservoir project has a total investment of over 3.9 trillion VND sourced from the state budget, and managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. This project plays a vital role in the locality’s socio-economic development, particularly for Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts in particular. Many items of the project are progressing as planned, with its main structure is expected to be completed by April 30, 2025.
By late 2024, Hoa Binh implemented 14 key projects under the supervision of the provincial Steering Committee for key projects, including one public-private partnership (PPP) project, five transportation and irrigation projects using the public investment, and eight commercial investment projects utilising non-state capital. The total investment capital for these key projects amounted to nearly 87.2 trillion VND.
In 2025, the province reviewed and added 10 new projects using non-state capital (including one FDI project), raising the total number of key projects to 24 with total registered investment capital of about 101.9 trillion VND.
So far, 10 projects have already commenced and require accelerated implementation, while 12 others are scheduled to start in this year, and three projects are expected to begin after 2025.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
"Behind every One Commune One Product (OCOP)-starred product lies a quietly operating support system: technical staff, experts, trade fairs, and e-commerce platforms. OCOP cannot go far without forward-looking policy support," affirmed Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province.
The economic landscape of Hoa Binh province continued its impressive upward trajectory through the first four months of 2025, according to a recent report from the provincial Department of Finance. The local authority has directed departments and sectors to keep close tabs on growth scenarios for each quarters and remove bottlenecks, striving to complete the set growth targets.
As part of efforts to restructure and accelerate the development of its industrial and handicraft sectors, Hoa Binh province is focusing on the development of industrial parks (IPs) and industrial clusters (ICs) with synchronous infrastructure to attract strong investment.
In recent times, Hoa Binh province has shown its determination and high sense of responsibility in seriously implementing the directives of the Party Central Committee and its Politburo and Secretariat regarding the streamlining of the political system’s organisational apparatus and the development of a two-level local administration system. The aim is to build a commune-level administration that is close to the people, attentive to their needs, and capable of quickly responding to the demands of both businesses and citizens, while also opening up new development spaces.
Over the past three years, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has begun redefining its position on Vietnam’s service landscape with a series of distintive commercial models, from highland night markets, pedestrian-friendly streets, to logistics centres tied to local agricultural products.
