YBO - The Yen Bai provincial People’s Committee and the administration of Japan’s Mimasaka city have signed a framework agreement on the implementation of cooperation activities for 2022 - 2025.

The Party Committee of Yen Bai province recently issued Action Programme No. 121-CTr/TU to implement the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 36-KL/TW dated June 23, 2022, on ensuring the security of water sources and safety of dykes and reservoirs by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

YBO - The 15th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Yen Bai province in the 2022 – 2027 term has been held recently, drawing the participation of 220 official delegates representing 227,000 local members.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chairman of the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange in Hanoi on September 9, affirming that trade - investment cooperation is an important pillar in the Vietnam - EU relations.

YBO - Yen Bai province and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have held a working session and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period, with a vision to 2030.

YBO - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan joined students of an ethnic minority boarding school in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai at a mid-autumn festival on September 8 night.

YBO - More than 227,000 students in Yen Bai province have joined their peers nationwide to begin the 2022 - 2023 academic year.

YBO - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has coordinated with Yen Bai province to hold a consultation workshop on a draft planning for the province in the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

YBO - On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the National Day (September 2), a delegation of Yen Bai provincial Party Committee, authorities, Vietnam Fatherland Front and representatives of the masses led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the local NA deputies (15th tenure) delegation Do Duc Duy offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh at the national relic site within the local stadium, and paid tribute to war heroes and martyrs at the local cemetery.

YBO - Over the past time, Suoi Giang mountainous commune in Yen Bai province’s Van Chan district, home to ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees, has well tapped its potential and strengths to boost the development of green and sustainable tourism.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has welcomed COP26 President Alok Kumar Sharma, who iss also British Minister for the Cabinet Office, for visiting again to discuss cooperation in climate change responses and pushing for the establishment of a Just Energy Transition Partnership between Vietnam and its development partners.

YBO - The Yen Bai provincial Association for Promoting Education recently coordinated with the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE), the Dan Tri e-newspaper, and the People’s Committees of Van Chan and Yen Binh districts to inaugurate two bridges named “Khuyen hoc - Dan tri” (Education promotion - Intellectual level).

YBO - Over the last three years, a project on community-based management and capacity building for Tay and Mong ethnic people to improve living conditions, funded by Solidarity Service International (SODI), has been carried out in Hong Ca and Viet Hong communes of Tran Yen district Yen Bai province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 20 chaired a nationwide teleconference linking with the 63 cities and provinces on the development of labour market in a flexible, modern, sustainable and globally integrated manner.

YBO - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in Yen Bai has organised a student startup forum, gathering over 200 students from the province’s high schools and vocational training college.

YBO - The steering committee for the prevention and control of crime and social evils and the building of the “All people safeguard national security” movement (Steering Committee 138) of Viet Cuong commune in Tran Yen district recently organised the All People’s Security Safeguard Festival in 2022.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate with Israel in fields of its strength such as innovation, sci-tech and renewable energy.

YBO - In the 2022 - 2025 period, 29 more extremely difficult communes in Yen Bai province are expected to be recognised as new-style rural areas, meaning that there will be nearly 95,200 people, equivalent to about 11.4% of the population from these communes, being not supported by the state budget anymore to buy health insurance cards.

YBO - The urbanisation rate of Yen Bai province has averagely reached 20.28% with 12 urban areas, including one Grade-3, one Grade-4 and 10 Grade-5 urban areas.

YBO - On the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival in the year of 2556 in Buddhist calendar, a working team gathering representatives from the Yen Bai Party Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, provincial Department of Home Affairs and Department of Public Security visited and presented gifts to the Executive Council of the Yen Bai Buddhist Sangha and leaders of Linh Phong Pagoda in Yen Ninh Ward and Van Tien Pagoda in Van Phu commune of Yen Bai city.

YBO - A ceremony to receive a UNESCO certificate recognising the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic minority group as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the opening of Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival for the discovery of Special National Landmark Mu Cang Chai terraced fields will take place at Nghia Lo township stadium on September 24.

Over the past years, 80 prestigious persons of ethnic minority groups in Tran Yen district have been considered bridges connecting the Party with local people and role models in patriotic emulation movements.

YBO - Yen Bai province’s Public Security has coordinated with the provincial Red Cross Society and General Hospital in organising the 2022 blood donation day.

YBO - Yen Bai athletes brought home the glory in the national tournaments of various sports last month.

Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu has been honoured to be present in a poster to popularise the finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 posted on the tournament’s official Facebook page on August 2.