Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking Party and State delegation have been on a visit to Laos to attend the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962 – 2022) and the 45th year of the singing of the bilateral Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 – 2022).

YBO - Representatives from the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam have paid a visit to Yen Bai to discuss policies on supporting youth startups under the project “PARTICIPATE: Empowered civil society organisations and ethnic minority youth for active participation in decision making in Yen Bai, Vietnam”.

YBO - The Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of Yen Bai province has coordinated with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to kick off an activity in response to the 10th "Red Journey" (Hanh trinh do) programme and the locality’s 4th blood donation festival in 2022.

YBO - Yen Bai province’s Mu Cang Chai district has coordinated with the provincial Department of Construction to hold a conference to announce the district’s construction planning project.

YBO - Together with their peers nationwide, more than 8,000 examinees in Yen Bai province sat for the high school graduation tests 2022 on July 7 and 8. Among them, over 1,830 will use test results only for the graduation purpose.

YBO - A report of the People's Committee of Yen Bai province at the 7th session of the 19th-term People's Council said the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the first half of 2022 produced positive results in all fields. The growth rate of regional gross domestic product (GRDP) in the first 6 months of this year is estimated at 7.57%, ranking 7th in the region, and 25th in the country.

YBO - The provincial steering committee for firefighting and related search and rescue has freshly held a drill at the Yen Bai vocational college.

YBO - A delegation of Singaporean investors led by Chairman of Sakae Holdings Douglas Foo, who is also President of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in Singapore and former President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, recently paid a courtesy call to leaders of Yen Bai and learned about investment opportunities in the province.

YBO - Yen Bai province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is estimated at almost 9.79 trillion VND (420 million USD) in the first half of 2022, up 7.57% year on year and higher than the rate of 6.9% recorded in the same period last year and the growth scenario of 7.28%.

YBO - The Women’s Union of Yen Bai province has coordinated with World Vision Vietnam to hold an exchange programme of the Happy Family Club model on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the Vietnamese Family Day (June 28).

YBO - To encourage the practice of power saving for the sake of the community, the Yen Bai Power Company and the People’s Committee of Nghia Lo town have launched the “Families save electricity” programme 2022.

YBO - A delegation of Yen Bai’s Party organisation and authorities on June 30 offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh at the tribune of Yen Bai city’s stadium, a national historic relic, on the occasion of the organisation’s 77th anniversary (June 30, 1945 – 2022).

YBO - To encourage the practice of power saving for the sake of the community, the Yen Bai Power Company and the People’s Committee of Nghia Lo town have launched the “Families save electricity” programme 2022.

YBO - The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s chapter in Yen Bai province has freshly held its 7th Congress for the 2022 – 2027 term.

The 9th sports festival of Yen Bai province has seen the participation of more than 800 athletes from 21 delegations of nine districts, townships and city and 12 departments and sectors, who have been competing in 15 sports.

YBO - The provincial Vietnam Social Security agency and Yen Bai city ranked first in the 2021 District and Department Competitiveness Index (DDCI) rankings, according to a survey’s results released by the provincial People’s Committee in Decision No. 859/QD-UBND, dated June 6, 2022.

Yen Bai province has 396 semi-boarding preschools, primary and secondary schools with more than 226,000 students having one to three meals at school. Ensuring food safety and hygiene in semi-boarding schools in Yen Bai province has received special attention.

YBO - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) in Yen Bai launched the summer volunteer youth campaign at an event held in De Xu Phinh commune, Mu Cang Chai district, which will run until August 2022.

YBO - Nghia Lo town officially launched its smart city monitoring centre on May 12, following the lead of Yen Bai City as the second locality in the region to undergo the transformation.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and the high-level delegation of Japan left Hanoi on May 1 afternoon, concluding an official visit to Vietnam from April 30-May 1.

The general offensive in the spring of 1975, with the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign as its pinnacle, ended successfully, leading to the ultimate victory of the resistance war against the US aggressors and the country's reunification.

YBO - In response to the “Internet and computers for students” programme launched by the Prime Minister, Yen Bai province has quickly mobilised the resources needed to fulfil its responsibilities.

YBO - The People’s Committee of Yen Bai on April 14 held a conference to launch the patriotism emulation movement in 2022 and honour outstanding individuals and collectives.

YBO - The Thac Ba 2 hydropower plant with a capacity of 18.9MW will be constructed on Chay river in Yen Binh district of Yen Bai province on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of the Party organisation of the district this June.

Hanoi began counting down 31 days left until the opening of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at a ceremony held at Ly Thai To Statue and Hoan Kiem lake area on April 11, which attracted the attendance of more than 3,000 athletes and local people.