(HBO) - After the week-long 2023 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, almost all enterprises in Hoa Binh province have resumed their operation with a high determination to complete the set goals, contributing to the overall growth of the local economy.

Right after the Tet holiday, workers at SanKoh
Vietnam Co., Ltd at Left bank of Da River Industrial Park (Hoa Binh City)
return to work.
According to provincial authorities, as of January 30, the
majority of workers across the province had come back to their businesses and
factories. Many businesses offered transportation services for workers. Some in
Hoa Binh city and Luong Son district are in need of recruiting more experienced
and skilled workers.
To retain workers, over the past years, businesses in the province
have raised their salary, bonuses and allowances, improved working environment,
offered support in terms of train and car tickets for workers, and given lucky
money to them on the Tet occasion.
In 2022, thanks to efforts of the business community, the
province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew 9.03% to more than 32.68
trillion VND (1.39 billion USD).
The province attracted 75 domestic investment projects with
a total registered capital of about 35 trillion VND, 31 projects more than that
of the previous year.
In 2023, Hoa Binh will continue to create favourable
conditions to attract more investment and make more preferential policies to
facilitate businesses’ development, contributing to socio-economic growth as
well as ensuring social security. The province is striving for an economic
growth rate of 9%, and per capita GRDP of 70.9 million VND per year, state
budget revenue of 7.28 trillion VND, and labour productivity of 116.9 million
VND per worker.
To achieve the set economic goals, the province will
continue restructuring the economy, renewing the growth model, increasing
productivity, creating a driving force for rapid and sustainable economic
growth, improving the business and investment environment, supporting
enterprises, and attracting investment. Attention will also be paid to
promoting the development of socio-economic infrastructure and creating changes
in the industrial sector, and to key projects to promote economic restructuring
and growth model innovation./.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
alternate member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on March 5 had a working session with Yan Jiehe, Founder and Chairman of the China Pacific Construction Group, one of China's largest private corporations in the field of transport infrastructure. Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Duc Hinh and leaders of provincial departments and sectors also attended the working session.
The electronic printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and processing plant of Japan’s Meiko Group, located at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh city with a total investment of over 200 million USD, is expected to create thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the local budget.