(HBO) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hoa Binh has organised the 2023 English Olympiad for students in the province. The activity was part of the fifth National English Olympiad for students, which was launched in April 2023 by Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCMCYU) and Ames International English System.

The organising board hands over
certificates to outstanding contestants.
The provincial final round was held online under the simplified International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) test format. Accordingly, seventeen
candidates took part in the exam on the Central Youth Union's exam system
portal.
At the end of the contest, the organising board handed over a certificate and
award to Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a twelfth grader at Ethnic Boarding High School in
Hoa Binh province, who got the highest score and won first prize. She will
represent the province to participate in the national round in October.
The organising board also granted certificates to five candidates who secured
second and third prizes in the final round.
The contest is a meaningful playground, which offers anopportunity for
children to study and practice English skills, creating excitement in learning
English and meeting the demand of globalisation and international
integration.
In recent times, Da Bac district has paid attention to implementing gender equality work for the advancement of women. The role and position of women in the family and society have been affirmed, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the locality.
Despite being situated in remote and underprivileged areas, schools like Tan Dan Kindergarten in Tan Thanh commune, Mai Chau district, have reaped the benefits of digital transformation tools and applications, thanks to support from the education and training sector.
The flower and ornamental plant market for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival across Hoa Binh province is becoming more vibrant.
On January 18th, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the results of the national exam for excellent students in 2024-2025 school year of 2024-2025.
In the afternoon of January 15th, at the Industrial Park of the Left Bank of Da River, the Trade Union of the Provincial Industrial Parks organized the program "Reunion Tet – the Spring Being Grateful to the Party” in 2025.
On January 9th, the Department of Education and Training held a conference to summarize the school year of 2024, reviewing the semester I and deploy tasks for 2025, semester II of the 2024-2025 school year. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.