YBO - The People’s Committee of northern Yen Bai province has issued Plan No.137/KH-UBND on the implementation of the UK - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) in the locality.

YBO - Yen Bai province generated jobs for over 80,000 female workers during the 2011-2020 period, accounting for 43.3 percent of the new employments.

YBO - With the message of “Giving a drop of blood, save a life”, a lot of voluntary blood donation campaigns have taken place in the northern province of Yen Bai, including the “Red Spring Festival”, “Red Sunday”, the Voluntary Blood Donation Day (April 7) and Vietnamese Doctor’s Day (February 27).

The National Election Council on June 10, 2021 announced the list of 499 candidates elected to 15th National Assembly.

YBO - As of June 8 afternoon, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Yen Bai province had received nearly 2 billion VND (86,881 USD) in donations to the COVID-19 prevention and control fund of the province and the COVID-19 vaccine fund.

The freshly-concluded sixth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offered a chance for countries to affirm their commitments to cooperation in addressing urgent issues in the region, thus ensuring sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development, a Vietnamese official has said.

YBO - Yen Bai province cultivated close to 19,500 ha of spring rice crops this year, 2.4 percent higher than the plan. Productivity was estimated at 55.53 quintals per ha, up 0.1 quintal per ha from last year’s spring harvest, and total output exceeded 108,271 tonnes, surpassing the plan by 2.64 percent.

Yen Binh district of Yen Bai province on June 2 held a conference to announce the detailed construction planning of the Thinh Hung 1 and 2 eco-urban areas covering an estimated area of 94.6 ha in Thinh Hung commune.

YBO - This year, Yen Bai has set up 27 examination councils, 26 for the upcoming high school entrance exam and one for the secondary school entrance exam to the Nguyen Tat Thanh High School for the Gifted. The province plans to set up 390 exam rooms for more than 9,300 students.

YBO - Eight businesses and cooperatives in Yen Bai province introduced their farm produce and food such as tea, cinnamon and paper products, and cassava powder to Japanese firms at a Vietnam – Japan trade teleconference on June 2.

Implementing the goal of building Yen Bai province into a green, harmonious, and happy area and responding to the Government’s 1-billion-tree planting programme, the provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has carried out many practical activities.

YBO - In response to the call on COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, on May 31, the Yen Bai Party Committee and People’s Committee held a ceremony to raise fund for support of COVID-19 prevention and control activities.

YBO - There are 240 Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers Organisation's chapters with more than 270,000 children in the province.

YBO - During two years 2019 and 2020, a total of 333 poor households in Yen Bai province voluntarily wrote applications requesting to be removed from the list of poor households. In 2020 alone, there were 283 households asking to be recognised as having risen out of poverty, including 57 in Yen Bai city, five in Nghia Lo town, 149 in Van Yen district, 12 in Luc Yen, 53 in Tram Tau and seven in Van Chan.

YBO - Yen Bai on May 27 launched a contest for local children to explore traditional culture identities of ethnic groups in the province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed tireless efforts and whole-hearted devotion made by medical workers, the “white blouse” soldiers on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

YBO - The People’s Committee of Yen Bai province has issued a document on activities in response to World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and National No Tobacco Week under the theme “Promise to quit smoking” from May 25-31, 2021.

YBO - Sectors, units, and localities in Yen Bai province have carried out many activities in response to the International Tea Day (May 21).

Vietnam's elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People's Council on May 23 wrapped up in success.

YBO - More than 592,500 voters in Yen Bai province on May 23 cast their ballots to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 tenure in 1,154 constituencies.

YBO - joining people nationwide, more than 592,000 voters from 30 ethnic groups in Yen Bai province will cast ballots on May 23 to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021 - 2026 tenure.

YBO - These days, the enthusiasm has seen in factories, workshops, construction sites and fields in Yen Bai province as local labourers are striving to make outstanding achievements to celebrate the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure.

YBO - The Department of Industry and Trade of Yen Bai province said that it has devised a plan to ensure enough essential goods in line with four scenarios to cope with the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

YBO - The Party Committee of Yen Bai province is striving to increase the local people’s happiness index to 57.3 percent this year, up 4 percent from 2020.

YBO - The People’s Committee of Yen Bai province has announced the 2020 Public Administration Reform (PAR) Indexes of its departments and agencies, and district-level People’s Committees, which were evaluated based on verification documents and social surveys.