Cao Bo commune is home to nearly 1,000 hectares of Shan Tuyet tea, including many ancient trees over 100 years old. Blessed with favorable natural conditions and preserved through the traditional hand-picking and processing techniques of the Dao people, who account for 96% of the commune’s population, Shan Tuyet tea has become a key crop, generating high economic value and stable incomes for local people.

From as early as 2–3 a.m., while roosters are still drowsy, the road through An Phu hamlet, Tan An commune comes alive with the footsteps of villagers heading out to tap lacquer sap. Harvesting must avoid rain and intense sunlight, so residents work from dawn until about 8 a.m., finishing before the sun climbs high.

Over the past decades, Vietnam has achieved remarkable socio-economic development, with rapid growth, strong integration, and steadily improving living standards. However, the growth model based on resource exploitation, cheap labor, and public investment is gradually revealing its limitations. Labor productivity remains low, international competition is becoming fiercer, and the pressure to overcome the middle-income trap and cope with population aging calls for a breakthrough.

In recent years, the cooperative economy in Tuyen Quang province has made significant strides in quantity, quality and operational efficiency. Cooperatives not only contribute to restructuring the agricultural sector but also create jobs, increase incomes and improve local people’s living standards.

With the advantage of a shared border with China and a network of international and bilateral border gates, Tuyen Quang province is actively promoting cooperation to tap into the potential of border trade, driving economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving the livelihoods of local people in border areas.

"Product story" in the OCOP (One Commune One Product) Program is likened to a "soft power" that helps products become special and attract customers. This is how OCOP entities convey messages, cultural values, and local identity, creating an emotional connection with consumers.

After nearly a decade of implementing sustainable forest plantation under International FSC Standards, Tan My commune has emerged as a model in forestry-based economic development.

Starting July 1, all ATM cards using magnetic stripe technology will be officially discontinued across the entire banking system. This directive is outlined in Circular No. 18 issued by the State Bank of Vietnam regarding banking card operations.

On July 1, 2025, the newly established Tuyen Quang province officially came into operation, marking a major milestone in the nationwide restructuring of provincial-level administrative units. The merger of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang is not only a historic event but also opens up a new development space characterized by a large scale, a significant population, a strategic geographic position, and abundant potential.

BHG - In recent years, Quang Binh District, Ha Giang Province, has capitalised on its fertile land and abundant water resources to encourage residents to convert mixed-use gardens into productive plots and establish model gardens cultivating high-value crops. Thanks to creative and concrete implementation methods, many households have achieved stable incomes from this initiative.

BHG - Just 13 days after the Politburo issued Resolution 68, the National Assembly followed with Resolution 198 with special policies to promote the private economy, demonstrating the determination to make this sector the most important driving force of the national economy.

BHG - In recent years, Dong Van District has actively developed commercial agricultural products, capitalising on its strengths to serve the tourism market. Numerous highland specialties have become popular among both locals and visitors, such as buckwheat seeds, mint honey, yellow beef, black chicken, local black pork, sam khoai (a native tuber), wind chillies, linen, fermented black soybeans, rice crackers, and green tea.

BHG - For over a decade, thanks to the policy of payment for forest environmental services (PFES), residents of Khun Village in Bang Lang Commune (Quang Binh District) have made efforts to protect the forest as a sustainable livelihood. Regarding the forest as a priceless asset, the Tay and Dao ethnic communities here have preserved it while developing a community-based ecotourism model.

BHG - Clear strategic directions, efforts to synchronise infrastructure, and the local government’s commitment to accompanying businesses are helping Ha Giang Province attract investors and create momentum for development.