(HBO) - In the past few days, Bui Thi Tam in Huu Nghi ward (Hoa Binh city) feels happy because she learnt from the media that from January 1, 2022, the amount of money supported by the State for voluntary social insurance premium payment will increase from 15,400 VND to 33,000 VND per month from January 1, 2022.

Kim Boi district ensures security in rural areas

(HBO) – Political and rural security in Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has always been maintained over the past years. Since regular policemen have been deployed to communes and towns, measures to prevent, combat and problems related to rural security have been implemented more effectively.

Mong Hoa commune upholds livelihood diversification

(HBO) - National Road No.6 and Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh City Highway run through Mong Hoa Communue (Hoa Binh City), facilitating trade and transport. The commune is also home to an industrial zone (IZ) well planned on an area of 200 hectars with numerous businesses in operation. Meanwhile, the local labour force is resourceful with a majority of young workers available to the IZ, its enterprises and production facilities.

Education in underprivileged areas provided with extra support

(HBO) - Lac Son District has the highest number of schoolchildren among the province’s regions, amounting to 33.327 pupils. Remarkably, schoolgoers of ethnic minorities make up 92% of total students. Many among 13 communes categorized as specially underprivileged areas (SUA) have up to 97-98% pupils of ethnic minority backgrounds.

Exchange program held on “Communication in preventing and combating drug, HIV/AIDS among youth and students”

(HBO) - On the evening of December 15, the province’s Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs joined hands with local Communist Youth Union and Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School to co-host the exchange program called "Communication in preventing and combating drug, HIV/AIDS among youth and students” 2021.

Yen Thuy Confederation of Labour held meeting to review works in 2021

(HBO) - Yen Thuy District Confederation of Labour (CL) on December 16 held a meeting to review its trade union works in 2021 and put forward guidelines for the year 2022, with the attendance of officials from Yen Thuy Party Committee and provincial CL.

Lac Thuy District Police launches anti-crime campaign to ensure safety during Tet holiday Year of the Tiger 2022

(HBO) - Lac Thuy District Police on December 15 launched an intensive campaign to crack down on crimes, ensuring public order and safety during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday "Year of the Tiger” 2022, lasting from December 15, 2021 to February 14, 2022.

Road project to facilitate socio-economic development of Kim Boi district

(HBO) – Preparation is underway to complete procedures for the commence of a road project that connects Mong Hoa (Hoa Binh City) with the centre of Kim Boi district, part of the project linking Hoa Binh, Hanoi and Son La highway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau). The road plays an important role in the socio-economic development of the province in general, contributing to exploiting the potential and advantages of Kim Boi district in particular.

Hoa Binh steps up COVID-19 vaccination

(HBO) – Localities across Hoa Binh province have applied measures to step up COVID-19 vaccination, in a bid to expand the ratio of residents fully vaccinated against the pandemic.

Hoa Binh provided with over 77,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

(HBO) – The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has issued decisions on the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in three phases. Accordingly, Hoa Binh province will receive 77,370 doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.

Ngoc Luong commune: Residents unite to build exemplary new-style rural area

(HBO) – Authorities and people of Ngoc Luong commune (Yen Thuy district) of Hoa Binh have considered the implementation of the national target programme on building new-style rural area as a continuous task. Since the start of this year, the commune has worked to improve the quality of fulfilled criteria, overcome remaining challenges and make joint efforts to become exemplary new-style rural commune by 2024.

Xa Thi Hue - the little student overcoming difficulties to study well

(HBO) - Being born and raised in a poor family in So, an extremely difficult hamlet in a remote area in Trung Thanh (Da Bac), in the 2021 high school graduation exam, Xa Thi Hue scored a total of 29.75 points. Many relatives and friends were surprised by the high score. However, knowing the effort overcoming the difficulties of this little student of the Tay ethnic group, you can't help admiring.

Mai Chau district: Activating the highest measures to respond and prevent Covid-19 pandemics

(HBO) – "After detecting a positive case with SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community, the district has immediately activated the scenarios, the response measures to control and prevent COVID-19 pandemics in the community. In particular, a special working group controlling and preventing COVID-19 in two communes, Hang Kia and Pa Co, has been established. The group is led and dirrected by the Vice Chairman of the District’s People's Committee”- said Mr. Nguyen Van Lam, the Chairman of the District’s People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Mai Chau district.

Van Mai commune has been exciting with the start-up movement among the youth

(HBO) - In recent years, the members of the Youth Communist Union and the young people in Van Mai commune (Mai Chau) have been actively working, and they have been enthusiastic in the emulation movements. From the movement "Accompanying with the young people to establish themselves and start a business”, there have been many good and creative ways to do things, and many typical young people's examples in economic development have appeared.

Role of community-based COVID-19 teams in new normal

(HBO) – When switching from a zero COVID-19 approach to safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the pandemic, the role of community-based COVID-19 teams needs to keep improving.

The education and training sector in Hoa Binh city: Adapting flexibly to the development of Covid-19

(HBO) - Covid-19 pandemics has been complicatedly developinmg in Hoa Binh city. Since November 23rd, there are cases infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus in the area on almost beveryday. In particularly, there have been students infected with Covid-19 and there has been secondary infections, and there are schools with F1, F2. 

Mai Chau district: Creating consensus from good implementation of grassroots democracy regulations

(HBO) – Prior to realising the initiative on building a road designed for facilitating agricultural production, the management board of Nghe hamlet, Van Mai commune held a meeting to mobilize households to donate land and contribute labour.

Project helps enhance right to land access for ethnic minorities

(HBO) - In order to improve the local ethnic minority groups’ access to information related to land and forest use rights, the "Secure Land Rights for All - Giving Ethnic Minorities a Voice"” (L4A) project is being implemented in Mai Chau and Da Bac districts of Hoa Binh by Helvetas Vietnam in collaboration with the Land Alliance (LANDA)/Center for Rural Community Development Research (CCRD), and the provincial Farmers' Union.

Teacher brings STEM programming to ethnic minority students

(HBO) - With his efforts in applying technology in teaching to help ethnic minority students learn about the 4.0 era, teacher Bui Minh Duc at Phu Luong Primary and Secondary School (Lac Son) has been named among Vietnam’s 50 outstanding teachers honoured in the "Sharing with teachers" programme in 2021, organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training and Thien Long group.

Hoa Binh mobilises resources to serve digital transformation in education

(HBO) – Qualcomm has presented 300 laptops to Hoa Binh province’s education and training sector, via the The Dariu Foundation. Earlier, The Dariu Foundation and the local education and training sector had agreed on programmes and activities within the project on enhancing digital skills for local teachers and students, helping to increase resources for the sector to conduct digital transformation.

Buoc halmet has been building a model of the new rural residential area

(HBO) - After completing the National Target Program on building a new rural area, Xam Khoe commune (Mai Chau) implemented the pilot construction of a model of the new residential area in Buoc hamlet in early 2020. With the aim of improving the quality of rural areas, the Party Committee, the local authorities and People in Buoc hamlet have made great effort to implement many solutions to improve the income and the cultural life, maintaining the stability in the locality, promoting the local socio-economic development.

The practical movement of blood donation in Yen Thuy district

(HBO) - Promoting the propaganda, the movement of voluntary blood donation in Yen Thuy district has developed widely and deeply over the past year, attracting the participation of a large number, which meets the demand for blood treatment at hospitals, especially during the complicated development of Covid-19 epidemics.