(HBO) – Hoa Binh made remarkable achievements in implementing the dual goal of preventing the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting socio-economic development in the first six months of 2021.

Officials and technicians of
the provincial Department of Transport direct contractors to accelerate the construction
of Hoa Binh 2 bridge project, aiming to put the project into operation in
September.
The province witnessed a stable economic growth in the
first half of the year, with its gross
regional domestic product (GRDP) growth expanding 16.1 percent.
The processing and manufacturing industries recorded high growth.
Its industrial production index posted a year-on-year surge of 25.9 percent, while
the industrial production value climbed by 24.3 percent to 22.34 trillion VND
over the same period last year.
According to Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan, 2021 is
the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 17th Party Congress of the
province, which has been identified as the year for promoting administrative
reform, improving business environment, removing "bottlenecks" in investment
attraction, especially in land clearance, attracting potential projects, and
implementing green and sustainable development goal.
The local authorized agencies have focused on reviewing and evaluating the
performance of assigned tasks and responsibilities by agencies, units,
localities, cadres and civil servants, along with strict handling those who obstruct
and cause bottlenecks in administrative reform, land clearance and investment
attraction.
Attention has also paid to effectively implementing
the management in accordance with the master and sectorial plan.
Local departments and sectors have also enhanced coordination in accelerating administrative
reform, with the aim of cutting by 30 percent of administrative procedures.
The locality has also concentrated on removing difficulties, improving business
environment, quickening the implementation of projects, especially public
investment projects, promoting the collection of tax debt and land use levy, strictly
managing non- budgeted revenue, land, natural resources and minerals, and strengthening decentralization to organizations,
individuals, especially the leaders, in performing political tasks and speeding
up disbursement and land clearance, thus creating motivation for realizing growth
goals./.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
Recognising digital transformation as an inevitable trend, authorities and agencies in Hoa Binh have made great efforts in the work by focusing on three core pillars - digital government, digital society, and digital economy, resulting in enhanced competitiveness, improved investment climate, and ensured economic and social welfare.
In recent years, Da Bac district has improved administrative reform with a one-stop shop mechanism, streamlined inter-agency procedures, and a shift to digital platforms. These efforts have enhanced public service efficiency and contributed to local socio-economic development.