(HBO) - Since the beginning of December, the market has been opened, with purchasing power increasing in recent days. Across supermarkets, shops and book stores, decorative items and souvenirs in all shapes and sizes are put on sale.
Students in Hoa Binh city
select Christmas gifts for families and friends.
This year, familiar Xmas items are
available with improved designs and quality, and convenience. According to many
souvenir shop owners, in the past two years, customers tended to choose Vietnamese
products over those from China and other countries. Due to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, the quantity of goods has been carefully calculated to meet demand
and avoid overstocking.
A survey targeting shops selling
Christmas items in Hoa Binh city showed that the prices of decorations have
merely increased. Gifts for Christmas Eve are abundant, mostly toys for
children such as cars and stuffed animals. Shops and bookstores receive online
orders and offer delivery services with transporters dressed like Santa Claus.
Do Bich Van, the owner of a
souvenir shop on Thinh Lang avenue, Tan Thinh ward in Hoa Binh city, said this
year, the prices of Christmas decorations remain stable compared to last year.
However, she noted, the purchasing power decreased quite a lot. From the
beginning of December, her store started selling items for Christmas, but buyers
came sporadically. Between December 15 and 20, the market became bustling.
Now, the market is reaching its
peak, offering diverse products at affordable prices./.
After several unsuccessful attempts to raise pigs, buffaloes and cows, Nguyen Hong Minh who resides in Mui hamlet, Hoa Binh city’s Doc Lap commune decided to try breeding bamboo rat.
Chairman of the Hoa Binh People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh on February 2 held a Lunar New Year meeting with businesses, investors and cooperation in the locality. The event drew Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh; Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Quang Phong; representatives from the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Vietnam Association of Young Entrepreneurs; as well as leaders of local departments, sectors and localities and 200 local businesses, cooperatives and investors in the locality.
Following the successes achieved in 2023, the local agricultural and rural development sector, localities and cooperatives are gearing up for first orders of the year, as part of their efforts to boost agricultural exports.
Most workers at enterprises in the northern province of Hoa Binh have turned to work just one week after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
The Hoa Binh Power Corporation (PC Hoa Binh) has directed its units to build plans as well as arrange resources to ensure stable electricity for local winter-spring crop production.
On February 28, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh province coordinated with Minh Trung Vietnam Group joint Stock Company, Hoa Binh branch in Luong Son industrial park, Luong Son district organized a ceremony to export Bat Bao lotus porridge to the Japanese.