YBO - Along with measures in “closing the forest”, the Yen Bai provincial government has assigned the key task of forest protection to local people through a policy of paying them to provide forest protection services.

YBO - As of March 31, all the 66 transformer stations of the Yen Bai Power Company had their repair and upgrade completed, and been put into use to serve residents and businesses in the province.

YBO - Yen Bai province has showcased over 40 outstanding industrial, agricultural and forestry products in two booths at the 31st Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2022) held at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre.

YBO - In recent years, the Farmers’ Association of Yen Bai city has reformed and improved the effectiveness of its activities in order to support local farmers in production development, application of science and technology in production.

YBO - The northern province of Yen Bai is set to continue restructuring the tea industry in 2022 and the following year in an effort to enhance productivity and product quality, and promote the sustainable linkage among producers, processors and distributors.

YBO - Yen Bai is in mountainous area and crisscrossed by numerous rivers, streams and a complex geology, suffering great losses triggered by natural disasters.

YBO - The provincial People’s Committee on March 27 organised a meeting with entrepreneurs and investors in 2022, with the presence of over 150 delegates.

A recent study found that Vietnam has obtained many significant outcomes in developing a market-oriented economy over the past 35 years.

YBO - Yen Bai Power Company has carried out a communication campaign to promote Earth Hour 2022 via various in-person and virtual activities to raise awareness of electricity saving and environmental protection at its headquarters and transaction offices.

YBO - In recent years, cooperatives and self-managing groups responsible for solid waste collection and transport in Yen Bai’s rural areas have been multiplied, easing environmental pollution caused by solid waste.

YBO - The disadvantaged mountainous province of Yen Bai has encouraged farmers’ engagement to scale up green agricultural production over the last few years.

YBO - In addition to developing forests and fostering forest intensive farming, the district of Van Chan has encouraged local villagers to expand the area of large timber trees to increase volume and quality of wood production to meet growing market demand.

Van Chan district has been working hard to turn fruit farming into an important part of the local agriculture, with a large enough cultivation area along with stable and sustainable quantity and quality to improve local fruits’ competitiveness in the market.

YBO - For the spring crop this year, Yen Bai planned to cultivate nearly 19,100 hectares of rice. As of March 10, rice had been planted on 19,425 hectares, surpassing the goal by 2 percent. Localities with planting areas exceeding their assigned plans are Tran Yen, Yen Binh, Luc Yen, and Van Yen districts and Yen Bai city.

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YBO - Thanks to many support programmes and policies, the farming of Vit bau, a specialty duck breed of Lam Thuong commune, Luc Yen district, has been expanded to many other localities across Yen Bai province.

YBO - Tran Yen district of Yen Bai province planned to plant more than 180 ha of “Bat do” bamboo shoots in 2022, mainly in the four communes of Luong Thinh, Hong Ca, Kien Thanh and Hung Khanh.

The temperature in Yen Bai province has dropped sharply over the past few days after moderate to heavy rains with temperatures below 7 degree Celsius in the mountains area since February 18.

YBO - The total retail sales of consumer goods and services of Yen Bai province was estimated at over 1.6 trillion VND (70,700 USD) in January, up 5.6 percent compared to the previous month and 6.17 percent year-on-year.

YBO - On these days, Van Chan district of Yen Bai province is sending more staff to communes to check, remind and guide farmers to prevent and control hunger and cold for their livestock.

YBO - The marketwatch office of Yen Bai province has ordered tightening inspection and management to stabilise the market, take an initiative in trade fraud prevention, and protect consumers’ rights as Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is approaching.

YBO - Though the COVID-19 situation remains complicated and unpredictable, production and business establishments in Yen Bai province, especially the distributors of goods serving the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, have devised detailed plans to stockpile essential goods, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

YBO - Luc Yen district has 12 products that earn three-star rating in Yen Bai province’s ‘One Commune, One Product’ programme.

YBO - The centre for youth activities of Yen Bai province has freshly opened a shop to introduce products made by local young people.

YBO - A series of measures are implemented in Yen Bai province to increase purchasing power and stimulate market demand amid negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.