Despite facing a host of difficulties caused by heavy rains and floods, businesses in Hoa Binh province have still supported locals hit by the natural disasters through various activities.
Employees of Hoang Son Supermarket are delivering relief supplies at a collection point in Dong Tien ward, Hoa Binh city.
Hoa Binh was one of the localities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, with its infrastructure and crops severely damaged, and production disrupted.
Pham Thi Hoan, 35, who is running online business, said she and some other entrepreneurs have presented gifts to residents in Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen provinces, and in Tan Thanh commune, Hoa Binh’s Mai Chau district, with the total funding amounting to hundreds of millions of Vietnam dong.
Many enterprises in Hoa Binh have also organised charity programmes. Notably, Hoang Son Supermarket in Hoa Binh city contributed goods worth more than 50 million VND (2,022 USD) in support of residents in Yen Bai’s Van Chan district.
Three others in Hoa Binh city, namely Dinh Nhuan Trading JSC, Da Hop Trading JSC, and Lam Binh Construction and Trading Investment JSC, have sponsored three orphaned children.
Apart from such specific programmes, the business community has also contributed to the provincial relief fund.
Deputy Director of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s Hoa Binh branch Nguyen Huu Thang said along with preferential policies rolled out in line with the Government’s Decree No. 55/2015/ND-CP in support of rural areas and agriculture, the bank will offer more incentives to its disaster-stricken clients.
joining such efforts, the tax sector has also put in place preferential policies to help organisations, individuals, and businesses affected by Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath.
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.
