YBO - Recently, Yen Bai province has faced concerning reproductive health statistics, with the pregnancy rate among women aged 15-19 reaching 15.5% in Mu Cang Chai district and 9.6% in Van Chan district. Home births remain prevalent, with 63.1% occurring in Mu Cang Chai and 13.5% in Van Chan.

YBO - On the morning of October 22, at the Provincial Youth Activity Center, the Provincial Youth Union and the Vietnam Union of Youth Associations held a meeting to honor outstanding young intellectuals of Yen Bai Province in 2024.

YBO - On the afternoon of October 21, a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Office, led by Chief Advisor Tanaka Taketo, met with the Department of Health and Yen Bai General Hospital to discuss the implementation of activities for the "Strengthening the Capacity Development System for Healthcare Staff through Telemedicine" project.

With the viewpoint of placing citizens and businesses at the center as the main subjects and beneficiaries of digital transformation (DT), the entire political system in Yen Bai Province has actively engaged in implementing various specific and effective solutions to promote digital skills among residents and businesses. This initiative aims to enhance awareness and encourage community participation in the digital transformation process.

UNICEF has funded an emergency support project valued at 1 million USD for Yen Bai Province to address the damage caused by Typhoon No. 3, specifically targeting the needs of children and women.

YBO - In recent years, the Provincial Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF) and Search and Rescue (SAR) Department, the Provincial Police, has timely and effectively implemented FPFF and SAR tasks, contributing to ensuring public order and security, preventing, and minimizing fires and explosions across the province.

As of August 31, 2024, Yen Bai has digitized 292,368 out of 634,203 household registration data, achieving 46.1%.

YBO - The "green fence" movement in Luc Yen commenced in 2018. Recognising the environmental impact and high costs associated with using materials such as concrete and bricks for fences, some public personnel suggested the adoption of greenery instead.

YBO - The 11th Phu Dong Sports Festival of Yen Bai province from January 20-25 attracted over 1,500 athletes representing nine education and training departments and 28 units under the provincial Department of Education and Training.

YBO - The “Trade Union Tet Market” programme 2024 is being held nationwide via e-commerce platforms by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) from January 15 to February 7. It is among activities aimed at ensuring a merry Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday for all trade union members and workers.

YBO - Yen Bai has six teachers honoured as “outstanding teacher” among the 1,031 under Decision 1582/QD-CTN dated December 25, 2023 by President Vo Van Thuong.

YBO - Youth unions at all levels in the northern province of Yen Bai established 20 models of happy youth unions in 2023, doubling the planned number.

YBO - The women’s union of Yen Binh district has launched a campaign to build the “six no's, six clean's” model in association with the national target programme on new-style rural area building.

YBO - With the effective implementation of the national target programme on boosting socio-economic development in mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas, Yen Bai has recorded an average annual reduction of over 7.6% in poverty rate among the local ethnic minority communities.

YBO - As many as 84 initiatives have been raised during the implementation of a workplace safety and hygiene campaign, benefiting agencies and businesses with over 300 million VND (12,208 USD).

YBO - The Yen Bai provincial People's Committee, in collaboration with the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority, organised a job fair connecting businesses, training facilities and workers in the province and other localities, at the Yen Bai vocational college on October 28.

YBO - A total of 1,061 candidates from high schools in the province participated in an exam held from September 27-30 to select excellent students in the academic year 2023-2024.

YBO - The finale of the 4th youth startup idea and project competition of Yen Bai province was held in Van Chan district on October 10 by the provincial Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and the provincial chapter of the Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF).

YBO - The municipal committees of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers' Union of Yen Bai city on September 20 organised the final round of a storytelling contest on Uncle Ho, which was intended to mark 65 years since the beloved President’s visit to Yen Bai province (September 25,1958).

YBO - Vu Thanh Binh, a 12th grader of the Nguyen Hue High School in Yen Bai city, is a role model recently granted the title “Youth exemplar in following Uncle Ho’s teachings 2023” by the Yen Bai provincial Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU).

YBO - More than 278 billion VND (11.5 million USD) has been earmarked to help Yen Bai province implement the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2023.

YBO - A capacity-building programme for social organisations and ethnic youth engaging in start-up and socio-economic decision making activities has been carried out across nine communes in Tran Yen district since 2020, reaping fruitful outcomes.

YBO - Tram Tau district of Yen Bai province is working to realise the target of sending 135-170 local labourers to work abroad each year from now to 2025. Specifically, the number of labourers sent to other countries for working is expected to reach 90 in 2023, 150 in 2024 and 170 in 2025.

YBO - All the 12th graders of an English class at the Nguyen Tat Thanh Gifted High School in Yen Bai city had IELTS certificates of 7.0-8.0.

YBO - Over the recent past, Yen Bai province has rolled out several important support policies on education and training, particularly education of gifted students, education in mountainous and ethnic minority areas, and improvement of human resources quality in the 2021 - 2025 period. However, some issues have emerged and need timely solutions after a period of implementation of the policies.