YBO - The global Halal market is valued at approximately USD 5 trillion annually, with a strong demand for cinnamon and tea products. This presents significant export opportunities for Yen Bai Province.

YBO - In 2024, Yen Bai City achieved vocational training for 2,259 individuals, exceeding the target of 1,790 by 115%. Of this total, 578 people were trained at the college level, achieving 125% of the assigned target of 461.

YBO - To date, 100% of communes in Yen Bai have roads leading to their centers that are either asphalted or concreted, and 95.5% of villages have paved roads connecting to their centers.

YBO - The province also boasts 111 out of 150 communes certified as NTM, 37 communes as advanced NTM, and 11 as model NTM communes in November, 2024. Additionally, 254 villages and four district-level units have been recognized as model NTM villages.

YBO - Tay Bac jar wine stands out as one of the few 3-star OCOP-certified liquor products, with promising development potential. The owner of this production facility is veteran Nguyen Huu Chinh from Cau Khai Hamlet, Mau Dong Commune, Van Yen District.

YBO - These days, the atmosphere is bustling and lively across the citrus orchards in Chấn Thinh, Nghia Tam, and Tan Thinh communes. Farmers in Van Chan are delighted as their orange trees are producing a bountiful harvest, with prices rising between 3,000 to 7,000VND per kilogram for each type of orange.

YBO - LuxGroup Foundation, in collaboration with Green Dream Organization, recently held an event to plant over 2,000 trees in Vang Ngan Village, Suoi Quyen Commune, Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province.

YBO - Recognizing that increasing residents' income is a key goal in building new rural areas, Van Yen District has implemented various solutions to boost incomes.

YBO - As of November 2024, Yen Bai Province has paved 418.46 km of rural roads, exceeding the target of 400 km outlined in the Provincial Party Committee’s Action Program No. 188, achieving 104.6% of the plan.

YBO - Despite severe damages caused by Storm No. 3, Yen Bai Province's agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is estimated to have achieved a growth rate of 5.63% in 2024, with several indicators showing significant increases.

YBO - Since the beginning of the year, Yen Binh district has seen the addition of 18 villages recognized as model rural villages, raising the district's total to 35 model villages, achieving 64.3% of the annual plan.

Leveraging its favorable climate and soil conditions, Mu Cang Chai District (Yen Bai Province) is prioritizing the development of agricultural models that apply advanced technologies to produce high-value goods.

YBO - Yen Binh District currently boasts over 5,564 hectares of natural forest and more than 36,712 hectares of planted forest, achieving a forest coverage rate of 54.76%.

YBO - The Yen Bai Provincial Farmers' Union, together with the management of the Forest and Farm Facility Phase II Program (FFF II), recently delivered plant and livestock support to eight households developing forest-based production models in Hung Thinh Commune (Tran Yen District) and Thinh Hung Commune (Yen Binh District).

YBO - Yen Bai Province will host National E-Commerce Week from November 25 to December 1, along with 60 hours of Vietnam Online Shopping Day – Online Friday 2024, from midnight on November 29 until noon on December 1.

YBO - By the end of October 2024, Van Chan district completed 55 kilometers of rural roads, surpassing its initial goal by 30 kilometers.

Despite ongoing challenges from natural disasters and economic downturns, consumer demand in Yen Bai Province has shown a steady increase over the past ten months compared to the same period last year. To stimulate domestic consumption and revive production and business activities, various levels of government, sectors, and enterprises in Yen Bai are implementing several measures to boost year-end consumer demand.

YBO - The Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently organized a conference to promote the pilot program for issuing and managing codes for forest planting areas for raw materials and to launch the pilot project using iTwood to develop a carbon business model from planted forests (FCBMO project) in Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province.

YBO - In recent years, Yen Bai province has intensified trade promotion efforts, expanded distribution channels, and diversified advertising formats to bring its OCOP offerings closer to domestic consumers, with an eye toward export opportunities.

At the end of October, we returned to Tran Yen, a land heavily impacted by the historic flood caused by the third tropical storm. To our surprise, the land stretching along the Red River and passing through Nga Quan, Viet Thanh, Dao Thinh, Bao Dap, Quy Mong, Y Can, and Minh Quan had transformed into a green landscape, filled with corn, vegetables, beans, and especially mulberry plants.

YBO - After six years of implementing the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) Program, Yên Bái Province has 248 OCOP products that remain valid. These products have demonstrated distinctiveness and unique characteristics, with many bearing collective trademarks and geographical indications.

YBO - Yen Bai province has two of the 74 poorest districts in the country: Tram Tau and Mu Cang Chai.

YBO - In 2024, Yen Bai province plans to certify sustainable forests (FSC) for 22,550 hectares. However, by the end of September 2024, the province had only certified 12,914.9 hectares of sustainable forests (FSC), achieving 57.3% of the plan.

YBO - The agricultural department, along with various departments, localities, and farmers, is determined to restore agricultural production to meet this growth objective for the year.

YBO - In the first nine months of 2024, Yen Bai's consumer price index (CPI) increased by 4.26% compared to the same period last year. The primary causes were fluctuations in domestic fuel prices in line with global fuel price trends, and the rising prices of food and agricultural products.