The Northern Region Industry and Trade Fair- Hoa Binh 2024 took place from October 14-20, featuring over 200 businesses with 250 booths from 30 northern provinces and several central and southern localities.
The event provided a platform for showcasing products, business models, and fostering trade connections.
With the theme "Hoa Binh: Integration and Development with the nation”, the fair aimed to promote trade, expand markets, and support the "Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign. More than 1,000 products were displayed, including prominent OCOP and rural industrial products, attracting significant attention from visitors and local businesses. The event also featured six nights of entertainment, further boosting its dynamic atmosphere.
According to Duong Quoc Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, the fair was a key opportunity for businesses to connect directly with consumers and distributors, fostering strategic business relationships.
With tens of thousands of visitors and total revenue reaching approximately 4 billion VND (157,000 USD), the fair was a success, contributing to the competitiveness and sustainable growth of the economy in the north.
A movement to promote the proactive engagement of women in the study, creative labour and building prosperous and happy families is spreading more and more widely in the local women’s unions in Hoa Binh, attracting a large number of women. Bui Thi Xiem, Director of Thien Loi An medicinal herbs cooperative in Kim Boi commune, Kim Boi district, emerges as one of typical examples in implementing the movement.
A project to build the Cuoi Ha ecological urban and entertainment area and cable car system in Kim Boi and Cuoi Ha communes is one of the two major projects of Hoa Binh in Kim Boi district. Currently, the local administration is working to speed up ground clearance for the project and the construction of resettlement areas for affected people, thus supporting the investor in implementing the project.
Over the past years, businesses in Hoa Binh province have maintained and expanded operations, significantly contributing to local development.
The Standing Board of the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies of Hoa Binh on October 11 held a get-together with enterprises under the Party Organisation of Provincial Agencies, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13, 2004-2024).
Recently, along with efforts to enhance product quality, relevant sectors, and stakeholders involved in the One Commune One Product (OCOP) (OCOP) programme have focused on developing and refining product designs and packaging, thus attracting customer interest and increasing the value of OCOP items in Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh-Moc Chau expressway’s section crossing Hoa Binh is 34km in length and has total investment of over 9.99 trillion VND (402.09 million USD). The project, scheduled to become operational in 2028, is expected to open new development opportunities and space for the province.
