(HBO) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, consumers have switched to online shopping. To meet the market's demand, Hoa Binh’s facilities and businesses have taken the initiative in putting products for sale on e-commerce marketplaces and websites to stabilise production and ensure workers’ lives.
Most of the
supermarkets and convenience stores accept payments via bank accounts and VNPay
app (Photo taken at AP Plaza in Hoa Binh city).
In 2020, 70 percent of firms in Hoa Binh used email for their activities, more
than 30 percent owned websites; over 30 percent sold their products on
e-commerce sites and over 20 percent used specific software.
The agricultural sector faced various hardships last year
and the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant
agencies assisted local farmers with selling their products on e-commerce
platforms.
Together with Postmart.vn and Voso.vn, training courses
were held across 10 districts and Hoa Binh city for about 2,900 agricultural
production households and cooperatives. As a result, 443 collectives and
individuals started to sell products on Postmart.vn and 486 at Voso.vn.
Bui Van Mien, director of Son Thuy agricultural service cooperative
in Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi district), said e-commerce platforms boosted the
sale of Son Thuy longan last year and helped the cooperative connect with
consumers and save costs.
A large number of supermarkets and convenience stores in
the province now also sell products online.
Deputy Director of AP Plaza Hoang Thi Tuoi said when the province reported
COVID-19 outbreaks, the supermarket launched online shopping and free delivery
services for invoices of at least 150,000 VND (6.6 USD). It also accepted
payments made via VNPay and bank accounts to avoid direct contact.
For the 2021-2025 period, Hoa Binh targets to have 55 percent of its population
purchase products online; 50 percent of supermarkets, shopping malls,
distributors, families and individuals use cashless payment methods; revenues
of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce business models expand 15-20 percent
annually and that of business-to-business (B2B) models account for 10-15
percent of export turnover by 2025.
In addition, about 80 percent of local firms will own websites and all
supermarkets and shopping malls have point of sale (POS) software and 70
percent of utility providers accept cashless payments and issue e-invoice for
consumers./.
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.
Hoa Binh city has marked a significant step in sustainable forest management as nearly 1,450 hectares of its plantation forests have been granted Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, an international standard required to access major wood markets such as the EU, the US, and Japan.
Construction on the Xuan Thien Hoa Binh lime and light powder factory in Yen Bong commune, Lac Thuy district - a key project of Hoa Binh province - started on April 24.
Hoa Binh city is transitioning to modern and sustainable agriculture by leveraging its natural advantages to efficiently develop crop cultivation and animal husbandry. The city is applying scientific and technical advancements to farming, processing, and distribution while expanding export markets, significantly increasing production value and incomes for farmers.
Hoa Binh province’s economy posted an impressive Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth rate of 12.67% in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 12.76% year-on-year increase, the highest rate recorded since the beginning of the current tenure, according to the provincial Statistics Office. This robust growth reflects years of strategic groundwork and sets a strong foundation for the province’s annual growth target of over 10%.