(HBO) – In the first six months of 2021, the resurgence of COVID-19 and its complicated developments have posed great challenges to socio-economic development and security and order as well as the prevention and control of smuggling and trade fraud. In that context, the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee have given effective directions regarding the smuggling and trade fraud prevention and control to all localities and the Steering Committees for fighting against smuggling, commercial frauds and counterfeit goods (Steering Committees 389) in districts and Hoa Binh city, thus managing to maintain socio-economic stability.
Market management force of Hoa Binh inspects operations of business
households in An Binh commune (Lac Thuy district).
According to the provincial Steering Committee
389, the supply of food and foodstuffs in the province has been stable without
any considerable fluctuation in prices.
The transportation and trade of smuggled, banned and counterfeit products have
been scattered without the formation of big traders and rings. The methods and
schemes of smugglers have become more sophisticated to avoid the detection of
the authorities.
Member sectors of the Steering Committees 389 of the province, districts and
Hoa Binh city have actively controlled the market and conducted inspections
within their authority. As a result, in the first half of this year, local
authorities have discovered and handled 654 violation cases, up 11.99 percent
year on year. Total fines and tax arrears reached 16.5 billion VND.
Law education and dissemination in the field has been focused on with the
active engagement of local departments and sectors. Communication activities
have been diversified and become suitable to the real situation and
characteristics of particular groups and regions. Besides, the provincial
Steering Committee 389 has launched a hotline to receive and handle reports on
smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit products.
According to the provincial Steering Committee 389, the smuggling, production
and trading of banned, fake and low quality products as well as trade fraud
will be more complicated in the rest of the year with more sophisticated
methods. Local competent forces will continue to strengthen inspections over
production and trading facilities, key traffic points and goods stocking
locations, thus detecting and handling violations, it said.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
