HBO – The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh city has hosted a conference of the cluster of urban areas in the northwestern region in 2018. Attending the event were Tran Dang Ninh, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Van Khanh, member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Nguyen Thi Kim Son, Vice Chairwoman of the Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN); and representatives from 10 cities and towns in the cluster and Hoa Binh city authorities.


Leader of the Hoa Binh city People’s Committee hands over flag to Nghia Lo town of Yen Bai province to host the next event 

The cluster of northwestern urban areas comprises eight cities namely Ha Giang, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Dien Bien Phu, Yen Bai and Viet Tri; and two towns of Muong Lay (Lai Chau) and Nghia Lo (Yen Bai). Themed "Strengthening State management of land use in urban development”, the conference offered a chance for urban areas to exchange information, share experience, seek cooperation opportunities, address difficulties in urban management, and especially tighten sustainable solidarity among the areas.

Based on the emulation movement of building green, clean and beautiful urban areas launched by the Association of Cities of Vietnam, the conference selected five outstanding green, clean and beautiful urban areas in 2018, including Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Son La, Ha Giang cities and Nghia Lo town (Yen Bai) and proposed the ACVN  commend and reward these urban areas.

The conference also discussed and agreed on the theme of action for 2019: "Improving State management of land use in combination with urban development”, as well as nominated Hoa Binh as the head of the cluster in 2019 and Nghia Lo town of Yen Bai province as host of the next conference./.  

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