Over the past years, Mai Chau district has concretised policies, mobilised resources, and integrated the State’s investment and support programmes into its socio-economic development, aiming to help ethnic minority groups improve their living standards.

Nearly 80,000 join social security system

As many as 79,988 locals joined compulsory social security scheme as of February, accounting for 93.76% of the annual plan and up 1.5% from the same time last year. There were 71,830 people covered with unemployment insurance, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%. Meanwhile, 796,322 held health insurance cards, or 90% of the population.

Toan Son commune works to improve ethnic people’s lives

Toan Son commune in Da Bac district, with 70% of its population being ethnic minority people, has mobilised resources and created favourable conditions for local residents to access concessional loans to develop production. Thanks to the efforts, local livelihoods have seen positive changes.

Hoa Binh improves public health care

Last year, the provincial health sector stepped up patriotic movements, encouraging its staff to improve their professional knowledge and skills, contributing to raising the quality of medical check-up and treatment.

Hoa Binh women respond to ‘Ao dai’ week

Hoa Binh province will respond to the 2024 ‘Ao dai’ (Vietnam’s traditional gown) Week to be held nationwide from March 1-8, according to a dispatch of the standing board of the provincial Women’s Union.

Kim Boi district twin brothers voluntarily join army

Quach Chi Bao and Quach Xuan Bac, 19-year-old twin brothers in Doi 2 hamlet, Kim Boi commune in the district of the same name, have sent in applications for voluntary enlistment in the army.

Hoa Binh spends over 23.6 billion VND caring for locals during Tet

In order to ensure a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for all, the Hoa Binh Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs implemented a social welfare plan and advised relevant agencies to care for policy beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households as well as people subject to social support and workers in businesses during Tet.

Traditional weaving craft by Muong people in Tan Lac

With plum and apricot blossoms displaying their colours on the hillsides welcoming the arrival of spring, we have come to Tan Lac district’s Van Son commune, which is renowned for its traditional handicraft of weaving. For the Muong people in Tan Lac, handwoven products not only serve their daily needs but also embody the unique cultural traits of the ethnic group that need to be preserved and cherished.

Inaugurating Thinh Lang Community Library

On February 1st, Korean Good Neighbors International (GNI) and the 1% Fund of Hyundai Heavy Industry Group held the inauguration and handover of Thinh Lang Community Library (Hoa Binh City).

Being warm during Tet of Kindness

In order to spread the noble gestures and kind actions in the community, in recent years, "Tet of Kindness” movement has been organized by all levels of the Red Cross in the province in diverse forms, becoming a beauty. The meaningful gifts from the generous hearts have helped the poor, the people in difficult circumstances, and vulnerable people have the conditions to celebrate Tet more fully.

joining hands to take care of Tet for the poor

In the days approaching the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin, the activities to care for and support the families in difficult circumstances, visiting the people with meritorious services to the revolution, encouraging and supporting the employees and the poor households have been widely deployed across the province with the diverse and practical forms.

Hoa Binh students win 41 prizes in National Exam for selecting Excellent High School Students

Students of Hoa Binh province secured 41 prizes in the National Exam for selecting Excellent High School Students for the 2023 – 2024 school year. This is a commendable result for the local education sector after nine years of not winning the first prize in the xams.

Kim Boi district accelerates socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas

In order to implement the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, in 2023, Kim Boi district has made efforts to carry out projects in accordance with regulations and instructions of the government and the province to accelerate disbursement of assigned capital.

Mai Chau district improves quality of training in non-agricultural sectors

Mai Chau district, which is aiming to turn itself into a key tourism site of Hoa Binh province, has provided training courses in non-agricultural sectors for rural workers. This is a bold step to help local people shift to more suitable employment so as to improve incomes.

Spring coming to Khuoc hamlet

Coming to Khuoc hamlet, Cao Son commune (Luong Son), on the days just before Tet, visitors can immerse themselves in the joyful and exciting atmosphere to welcome the new year of local people. In recent years, the hamlet has been given a facelift. To date, the average per capita income has reached 41 million VND (1,680 USD) a year, the rate of poor households has decreased to 0.9%, and locals’ lives have improved continuously. Few people know that Khuoc used to be one of the 36 most difficult hamlets in Hoa Binh province.

Tan Lac district gears up for Tet with diverse offerings

On the threshold of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Tan Lac district is witnessing a flurry of activities as businesses, supermarkets, and retail outlets are gearing up to provide a diverse array of goods at stable prices to meet public demand.

Hoa Binh won 41 prizes at the National Exam for selecting Excellent High School Students for the school year of 2023 - 2024

The Ministry of Education and Training has just announced the results of the National Exam for selecting Excellent High School Students for the school year of 2023 - 2024. The exam took place on January 5th and 6th, 2024.

Taking care of Tet for the employees in the industrial park

"The reunion Tet – sharing Spring” with the motto "All union members and employees have Tet”. Welcoming the year of Giap Thin in 2024, together with trade unions at all levels in the province, many businesses and grassroots trade unions have developed plans and implemented the activities caring for Tet for employees), creating the conditions for employees to enjoy spring and celebrate Tet with their families in a happy, warm, and fulfilling atmosphere...

“Lighting up country roads” programme helps bring spring to rural areas early

More roads in disadvantaged areas in Hoa Binh province have been lit up just before the Lunar New Year (Tet), helping to bring spring early, facilitating locals' daily activities and ensuring security and order in the locality.

Hoa Binh takes action to address plastic waste

In a collaborative effort to tackle plastic waste, Hoa Binh has taken measures to enhance pollution prevention and control, manage waste, and develop urban and rural environmental infrastructure, with emphasis placed on constructing recycling and waste treatment facilities equipped with advanced technology.

Movement of voluntary military service spreads in Thanh Son

Over recent years, the movement of voluntary military service obligations among the youth of Thanh Son commune, Mai Chau district, has become popular not only in the commune but across the entire district also.

Lac Son district: Paying a lot of attention and care to the children

In Lac Son district, there currently are nearly 33,700 children, of which, 298 children have special circumstances, over 10,300 children are at risk of falling into special circumstances, 220 children live in the families whose parents work far away, 550 children who are fatherless or motherless. In recent years, the work of child care and education has always been carried out by Party committees and the appropriate authorities at all levels from the district to the grassroots level.

Hoa Binh focuses on caring for elderly

In order to ensure that all senior citizens can enjoy a warm Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the administration of Hoa Binh and the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) at all levels in the province have implemented many practical activities to care for them.

Vietnam Social Insurance gives social insurance books and health insurance cards to thew people in difficult circumstances

In the afternoon of January 12th, at the People's Committee of Mai Chau district, Vietnam Social Insurance organized a program to donate social insurance books and health insurance cards to the people in difficult circumstances in Mai Chau district. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen The Manh, the Secretary of the Party Committee, the General Director of Vietnam Social Insurance; the leaders of the District’s Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front of Mai Chau district and the sponsors, including the branches of several banks in Hoa Binh: Agribank, BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietnam Petroleum Insurance joint Stock Company (PVI), Vietcombank, the Provincial Post Office.