(HBO) - Mai Chai district of Hoa Binh province recorded 40 cases of early marriage in the first nine months of 2018, down 51.2 percent compared to the same period of 2017.

Hoa Binh City: Exciting sale – off season

(HB0) – selecting to give discounts at the time of changing season, businesses, shops and commercial goods in the city of Hoa Binh is attracting a large number of consumers to go shopping.

Mai Chau collects 569 blood units in the first day of donation campaign

(HBO) – Mai Chau district recently launched a blood donation campaign, drawing the participation of officials and staff from organisations, agencies, towns and communes as well as youths across the locality. 

Van Son faces difficulties in new-style rural are building

(HBO) – Van Son commune of Lac Son district of Hoa Binh has completed only 11 out of 19 criteria of the national target programme on new-style rural area building.

Illegal gold mining – hot issue in My Hoa commune

(HBO) – In the first half of 2018, the Party Committee of My Hoa commune, Kim Boi district (Hoa Binh province), issued two resolutions on natural resources management and environmental protection. However, machines have still dug up land in search of gold. In early August, authorised forces sent more than 200 people to examine, handle and detain equipment used for illegal gold mining in Kim Boi. This has shown that illegal gold mining in My Hoa has always been a "hot” issue.

Cao Phong district ensures food safety in agriculture

(HBO) – Cao Phong district has many agricultural products popular among consumers nationwide like sugar cane and orange. Ensuring safety in agriculture is one of the district’s moves to improve the value of these products and build a value chain for them and an important content of the local project to effectively and sustainably restructure the agriculture.

Helmets for Kids programme comes to Thai Nguyen province

The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation has taken its Helmets for Kids programme to the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen, to make the road to school safer for local children.

Summer volunteer campaign in 2018 with many innovations

(HBO) - "For the last 18 years, the volunteer campaign has become a practical and rewarding environment, attracting thousands of Tan Lac District Youth members to participate. In recent years, the campaign has been step by step innovated by the District Youth Union to be more practical, more effective, more widespread, "- said Mr. Bui Van Diep, the Deputy Secretary of the District Youth Union.

The community together takes care of Mid-Autumn Festival for children

(HBO) – Whenever the autumn is coming, children are delighted to make lanterns, excitedly looking forward to the procession of lanterns, enjoying Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditionally, in every Mid-Autumn festival, many socio-political organizations and mass organizations have joined together to care for Mid-Autumn Festival for children, especially for poor children and disadvantaged children, helping children have a full fun and useful moon festival.

Vietnam trade unions to reform towards worker-centred approach

Vietnam trade unions at all levels will reform towards a worker-centred approach with more focus on capacity building for trade union members and officials and providing support to scale up successful business models in the next five years, said a trade union leader.

Bank for social policies gives house to a poor family in Tay Phong commune

(HBO) – The trade union of the Hoa Binh branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), in collaboration with the bank’s transaction office in Cao Phong district and the People’s Committee of Tay Phong commune, handed over a charity house to a poor family in Bang hamlet, Tay Phong commune.

Kim Boi holds competition on road traffic law 2018

(HBO) – The traffic safety board of Kim Boi district held a competition on road traffic safety 2018, attracting five teams from Kim Boi, Sao Bay, Bac Son, 19/5 high schools, and the centre for vocational - continuing education.

Police of Mai Chau district presents gifts to affected households after flood

(HBO) - Police of Mai Chau district recently visited and encouraged families suffering heavy losses due to rain and storms in Van Mai commune.

Gifts presented to disaster-hit children in Da Bac district

(HBO) – The fund for children of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh joined hands with Prudential Life Insurance Company to organise a programme which provides support for people in the province’s Da Bac district.

Hoa Binh Military Command launches contest for women’s union members

(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Military Command organised a competition for members of women’s unions of units under the command. The competition tested the women activists in knowledge on the work of the women’s union and their interaction skills, along with a talent contest.

Provincial armed forces – strong pillar of people

(HBO) – When the first military training class was held by Hoa Binh province’s Party Committee in early February 1945 with the participation of more than 30 soldiers, the provincial armed forces’ role as a pillar of the armed revolutionary movement was determined. Over the past 70 years, the provincial armed forces have carried forward their role and tasks.

Vietnam wild orchid preservation association supports poor students in Hoa Binh

(HBO) – The Vietnam wild orchid preservation association in collaboration with Hoa Binh province’s orchid association and Luong Son orchid club recently presented 30 bikes and ten scholarships to impoverished students with excellent academic achievements of Hop Hoa Primary and Junior High Schools in Luong Son district. On the occasion, Hanoi orchid friends association also presented 11 scholarships, and 98 schoolbags to students of the schools with a total value of nearly 55 million VND.

Veterans of Xuan Phong Commune make effort to build new rural areas

(HBO) - The Veteran Association of Xuan Phong commune (Cao Phong) currently has 257 members, living in 10 branches. The Association always arouses the spirit of pioneering, examples of the members in the movement emulations of economic development, environmental protection, humanitarian, charity, etc.

Vietnam wild orchid preservation association supports poor students in Hoa Binh

(HBO) – The Vietnam wild orchid preservation association in collaboration with Hoa Binh province’s orchid association and Luong Son orchid club recently presented 30 bikes and ten scholarships to impoverished students with excellent academic achievements of Hop Hoa Primary and Junior High Schools in Luong Son district.

New rhythm of life in Tu Ly – Hien Luong revolutionary base

(HBO) – The Tu Ly – Hien Luong site was among the four revolutionary bases in Hoa Binh located within the Hoa – Ninh – Thanh warzone (Quang Trung warzone) during the August 1945 Revolutionary.

People’s police act after teachings of President Ho Chi Minh

(HBO) – When the Minister of Public Security issued Direction No. 05 in 2013, the police of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh devised Plan No.105 to implement the instruction.

Na Phon commune improves the quality of population

(HBO) - Na Phon (Mai Chau) is a commune with 3 consecutive years without third child birth case. In Na Phon, there is no child marriage and near-blood marriage or case of Thalassemia.

A "two good" female militia

(HBO) – Ms. Dinh Thi Nhu - a militia soldier in Mong Hoa commune (Ky Son) is the eldest child in a family with two sisters, her father used to be a Vietnamese volunteer militia assisting Laos and Cambodia. Her mother stays at home and does farming.

Houses presented to households affected by natural disasters in Hoa Binh

(HBO) - The Vietnam Red Cross’s chapter in Hoa Binh city in collaboration with the Hanoi Red Cross’s aid group hosted a programme to hand over Red Cross-funded houses to poor families and those affected by natural disasters; and bicycles to students in Hoa Binh city.

Mid-autumn cold air to hit the North, temperatures to plunge by 5-10C

A strong cold air system is moving southwards and is expected to hit the northern region by September 7, bringing rains to the whole area with temperatures plunging by 5-10C.