(HBO) – There are 1,153 business establishments subject to security and order conditions in Hoa Binh province. Of them, 106 establishments are pawnshop and 128 others are car and bike-rental service providers and financial consultants that pose potential risks of social disorder and legal violations.
An
investigator of Hoa Binh police reads a warrant of individuals who engaged in
"black credit” activities in Lac Son district.
"Black
credit” refers to a practice of borrowing from individuals at high interest
rates agreed on between borrower and lender, without collateral and with only
the borrower’s signature.
Black credits activities in the province are highly sophisticated and complicated,
are disguised in various forms, resulting in an increase in crimes like illegal
arrest and asset deterioration.
From April 2017 to December 2018, the provincial police received and handled 36
pawn service and "black credit” cases, including four illegal arrests, nine
intentionally causing injury cases, one asset extortion case, two asset
destruction cases, and eight moral threatening.
Local competent authority commenced criminal procedures against five cases
involving 15 people, busted two groups with 12 people for illegally capturing people
as part of their foreclosure measures.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Bui Duc Thinh, deputy head of Hoa Binh city
police, besides pawnshops, usury activities are now popular at many business
establishments that offer bike and car rental services and financial services.
The loan sharks hire a group of ruffians to create pressure on borrowers to pay
back the money, affecting the borrowers’ safety.
Most of the borrowers are those who lead a life of debaucher or are eager for
ill-gotten gains by borrowing for lending to enjoy interest rate differences.
Last year, the province had five intentionally causing injury cases and one
public order disturbance case./.
With just over a month left until the school summer break, students are eagerly anticipating a period of rest and fun after a year of academic pressure. To provide a healthy environment for the physical development, in addition to the classes that foster talents and enhance the academic knowledge, sports and physical activities continue to attract a large number of children and teenagers.
On April 17th, Hoa Binh Provincial Museum organized a program to promote and introduce the outstanding values of "Hoa Binh Culture” at the Boarding Secondary and High School for ethnic minority students in Mai Chau District.
The Hoa Binh College of Technical Technology, in collaboration with the Hoa Binh Technical and Economic College and the provincial Association of Literature and Arts, hosted a gathering on April 15 to celebrate Laos’ traditional Bunpimay (New Year) Festival 2025 and debut the new book "Nguoi Muong o ban Don” (Muong people in Don village).
In the millennia-long history of national construction and safeguarding, people of all ethnic groups in Hoa Binh have been united and closely bound together to overcome all difficulties and challenges, standing alongside the entire Vietnamese people throughout the history of building and defending the country.
Living green is a healthy, positive, and sustainable lifestyle that not only helps protect
the environment and quality of life but also conserves natural resources and ecosystems.
Among the many ways to embrace this lifestyle, reducing plastic consumption is one of the most impactful.
The women's unions at all levels in Kim Boi district have been making significant contributions to the movement of building cultural life in the local community.
The movement helps improve rural look and the spiritual and material lives of local residents.
