Over the recent years, Hoa Binh city’s thorough implementation of the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW dated June 9, 2014, on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people meeting requirements of sustainable national development has brought about significant changes in local public awareness.
Musical and folk dance troupe of Ward 5, Thai Binh district, Hoa
Binh city, performs at a pedestrian street.
Sports clubs and artistic groups have been established in
residential areas across the city. Ta Thi Lieu, the leader of a folk dance
group with 14 members in Ward 5, Thai Binh district, shared that members,
spanning from working-age adults to retirees, participate enthusiastically to
improve their health and spiritual well-being. The team actively performs at
community commemorations and major festivals organised at the district and city
levels.
Nguyen Thi Dung, the head of the Hoa Binh city Party
Committee's Information and Education Commission, noted significant
transformations in the city’s mindset, practices, and appearance in recent
years. Substantial investments have led to pronounced changes in urban
infrastructure, commerce, and services.
Efforts to conserve and promote tangible and intangible
cultural values have been prioritised, with several traditional festivals, folk
songs, folk games, and traditional sports revitalised. Within the city, 198 out
of the 214 hamlets and residential units have cultural centres, among which 195
have sports facilities. There are 182 active sports clubs established under the
People's Committees of wards and communes. Additionally, there are 470 sports
teams and groups within agencies, units, enterprises, hamlets, and residential
units. The rates of people engaging in regular physical exercise and adhering
to physical fitness training regimes reach 37% and 99%, respectively. The
number of hamlets and residential units accredited as cultural areas have
increased annually, with 208 out of 214 achieving the status in 2023.
As of March 2024, all the seven local communes had met the
criteria for new-style rural development, with Yen Mong, Hop Thanh, and Mong
Hoa recognised as advanced new-style rural areas. In December 2023, the rates
of poverty households stood at 1.06% and of near-poor households at 1.35%.
Looking ahead, authorities will continue upholding the
traditions of solidarity and collective effort, elevate awareness and
responsibility, and effectively guide and implement the building and
development of culture and people in the new period.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board organised a conference on June 11 to announce the decision to establish a steering committee for implementing the project on preserving and promoting values of the Muong ethnic group’s culture and the Hoa Binh Civilisation in the 2023 - 2030 period. Following that, the first meeting of this steering committee also took place. Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the steering committee, chaired the events.
With a large natural forest area and wide forest coverage, Hoa Binh province boasts considerable potential and advantages for developing forest-based economic activities. This is also an appropriate direction for building a sustainable and environmentally-friendly economy.
Over the recent years, with their cultivation techniques and production processes meeting stringent food safety standards, Hoa Binh’s sugarcane products have been exported to several countries worldwide. The province's agricultural sector is taking various measures to enhance the productivity and quality of fresh sugarcane across its cultivation areas.
Developing a harmonious and modern-oriented infrastructure stands as one of the three breakthrough stages aimed at fostering socio-economic development, ensuring national defence and security, and contributing to transforming Lac Thuy into a relatively developed district with sustainable and inclusive growth.
Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province has focused on building model residential areas and model gardens to help local people promote their role in building new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas, thus maintaining its status as a new-style rural district.
Severe weather conditions on the last days of May has affected agricultural production in Hoa Binh province. In order to minimise the impact of extreme weather on rice yields, local farmers have mobilised human resources to harvest ripe paddy.