The new houses are bright brick-colored, one after another under the rows of green old cinnamon trees. In the fragrant cinnamon scent, we can feel and witness the appearance of the once difficult land of "high mountains and jade cinnamon" Bac Tra My (Quang Nam) that has been transformed. The authorities and people here are enthusiastically on a new journey - the journey to escape from poverty... Rarely is there a force that, besides its main task, also plays a role in so many other tasks. Perhaps that is why somewhere in each remote village, we can see doctors in green uniforms devoted to treating and saving people, teachers in green uniforms diligently on the podium, construction workers in green uniforms hurriedly building houses for the villagers... On the morning of March 4, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a discussion with large Korean corporations and enterprises. From January to March every year is the season of plum blossoms in Moc Chau valley (Son La province). The whole space seems to be covered in the pure white color of plum blossoms. This is also one of the most beautiful times of the year in Moc Chau. In order to bring irrigation water for the Winter - Spring crop to hundreds of households in Thoh Ga B field in Ia Chreh village, hundreds of officers and soldiers of the armed forces marched to the villagers to block the stream, lead water, and clear the flow to help expand dozens of hectares of wet rice cultivation. The belief and joy of the golden harvest seasons ensuring a prosperous life for the people here are blending with the warm melody of military-civilian affection in the 2025 Winter-Spring crop. With the spirit of "Great effort, high determination", the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, as well as the Steering Committee for eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in Quang Tri province are determined to strive to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses before August 30, 2025. Quang Ninh has piloted the construction, preservation and promotion of the value of ethnic minority cultural villages associated with the development of community tourism in mountainous areas, shortening the gap between regions. In particular, San Diu Ethnic Cultural Village, Binh Dan Commune (Van Don District) has just been put into operation for a short time, and has gradually become a new tourist destination, attracting many tourists to visit and experience. If anyone has ever been to the highlands of Lang Son on market days or during the festival season, they will surely be impressed with groups of boys and girls singing love songs with sweet and affectionate sli verses. The clear and smooth sli singing has created a unique cultural identity of the ethnic people here. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on March 4, has the following notable information: Festival season and flower colors on the highlands. "Rising to Lang Nu village". Preserving the precious assets of the nation with deep love. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Rarely is there a force that, in addition to its main task, also plays a role in so many other tasks. Perhaps that is why somewhere in each remote village, we can see doctors in green uniforms devoted to treating and saving people, teachers in green uniforms diligently on the podium, construction workers in green uniforms hurriedly building houses for the villagers... On the afternoon of March 4, the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions coordinated with the Lao Cai Border Guard Command to organize a conference to summarize the coordination work in 2024 and discuss the direction and tasks for 2025. New houses with bright brick colors are built one after another under rows of green old cinnamon trees. In the fragrant cinnamon scent, we can feel and witness the appearance of the once difficult land of "high mountains and jade cinnamon" Bac Tra My (Quang Nam) that has been transformed. The authorities and people here are enthusiastically on a new journey - the journey to escape from poverty... With the advantage of water resources and climate, cold-water fish farming models in Nam Dan commune, Xin Man district, Ha Giang province are becoming a new direction in economic development for many households. Along with the support of resources from the National Target Programs, up to now, cold-water fish farming has formed a chain of links, expected to bring stable income to people in the area. From March 2 to 4, at the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater, Viem Xa area, Hoa Long ward, Bac Ninh city, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province organized the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Competition in the Spring of At Ty year 2025.
Joy from new homes
As scheduled, Mr. Nguyen Tuan - Policy Officer of the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of Bac Tra My district welcomed us to visit some households that had just built new houses in Tra Giang commune during the recent Tet holiday. On the straight concrete road connecting the two villages, Mr. Tuan enthusiastically talked about the changes of ethnic minorities in recent years.
“Bac Tra My is famous for its cinnamon trees, which are popular all over the world because of their high value. In recent years, this tree has also been known as a poverty-reducing tree, with hundreds of households planting and developing it, bringing high economic efficiency. Since then, the district has been known as “high mountain jade cinnamon”, Mr. Tuan explained when we asked about the logo attached to the road to the commune center.
According to Mr. Tuan, nowadays, not only cinnamon trees, but people also receive investment and support from many policies of the Party and the State, thanks to which their lives are increasingly improved. In recent years, hundreds of poor and near-poor households have been supported to build new houses, given livelihoods such as buffaloes, cows, goats... and crops such as grapefruit, sugarcane, cinnamon, medicinal plants... to escape poverty, their lives are increasingly prosperous and prosperous.
In a clean, beautiful house built at the end of last year, Ms. Ho Thi Be (village 1, Tra Giang commune) happily boasted: “My husband and I have been dreaming for so many years but never thought we would have such a beautiful house today. Before, we lived in a temporary house made of wood, and we were worried every time it rained or windy. The children were the worst. Last Tet, the whole family got to move into a new house, so we were so happy,” Ms. Be happily said.
Ms. Be is a Co person, orphaned since childhood, adopted by old man Ho Truong Sinh - a prestigious person in Tra Giang commune. Every time she talks about "father Sinh", Ms. Be tells the story with the deepest gratitude. Since childhood, she was protected and cared for by father Sinh, fed and drank, when she got married, her adoptive father gave her land to build a house. Her two children were also cared for and supported by old man Sinh.
“Given land by Sinh’s father, my husband and I worked hard, but working on the farm all year round was difficult. Understanding that, last year the government created favorable conditions to support us with 46 million VND to build a house. Together with savings and 40 million VND in policy loans for housing, my wife and I were able to build a clean and beautiful house with a budget of about 300 million VND,” Ms. Be shared.
According to Ms. Be, when starting to build the house, the neighbors also helped a lot to finish early, in time for Tet. Not only that, during this period, her family was supported with two breeding cows from resources of national target programs. After a period of care, the pair of cows have now given birth to a healthy calf. Having a new house and cows to raise, the couple is very grateful to the authorities at all levels for their help.
On the other side of the slope leading to village 3, Ms. Dinh Thi Long (Co ethnic group) took advantage of the new sunshine to dry some old corn. The yellow color of the corn shone under the bright sunlight, brightening a corner of the yard. Her children also took the opportunity to dry their newly washed clothes, their voices and laughter filled the new house.
Her family is one of the poor households in Tra Giang commune. The couple mainly do farming and grow acacia to earn a living. At the beginning of last year, the couple did not dare to think that they would have enough money to build a rainproof house, let alone a beautiful and big house like now. With the support of 46 million VND from the State, the couple boldly borrowed an additional 40 million VND from the policy loan program to build a new house of about 70 square meters, costing nearly 200 million VND.
“It was raining for a few days and we couldn’t go to the fields. Taking advantage of the sunshine, my husband went to the fields and I cleaned up a few things. This year is a good year because even if it rains, we don’t have to worry about the house leaking like every year. Having a solid house, my husband and I are very grateful to all levels. Now we try to work hard to escape poverty and take better care of our children,” Long happily shared.
Comprehensive change
Mr. Mai Duc, Head of the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of Bac Tra My district, said: From the resources of national target programs, Bac Tra My district allocated more than 72 billion VND to support more than 1,400 households in the area to have houses. Of which, 963 households were supported to build new houses and 380 households were eligible for repairs. Particularly for the national target program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, the district supported 150 households in the area to build new houses.
Not only supporting people with housing, in recent years, Bac Tra My district has promoted the deployment of resources to invest in infrastructure, providing livelihoods for people. It can be seen that the investment in infrastructure such as traffic works, schools, cultural houses, clean water works has been promptly deployed by the locality and put into effective use.
In addition, resources from national and local target programs have supported hundreds of households with difficult livelihoods, mainly in terms of seedlings and livestock such as cows, goats, cinnamon trees, medicinal herbs, etc.
Previously, the road to village 3, Tra Giang commune, was a small and narrow dirt road. In the dry season, dust flew everywhere, and when it rained, it was muddy and water overflowed the road with no way out. This made it extremely difficult for people to transport goods. Faced with this situation, the People's Committee of Bac Tra My district decided to invest in rural road 3, with a length of 1,234m2, to meet the travel needs of people, especially students, before the rainy season.
This project is invested by the District Ethnic Affairs Department, meeting the practical needs of the people. Therefore, immediately after checking the current situation, the Department has allocated capital for investment and construction. The cost for implementation is about 5 billion VND, from the capital source of the target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas (National Target Program 1719). The route was completed earlier than expected, and the people were very happy. Along the route, the district also invested in solar-powered lamp posts, facilitating travel.
Not far away, Suoi Nua bridge was also invested and completed last year, with a length of more than 50m, from the capital of National Target Program 1719. The construction of Suoi Nua overpass helps dozens of households in hamlets 2 and 3 of Tra Giang commune to travel easily, limiting risks to property and people's lives during each flood. This is one of many bridge and road projects that the district has implemented in recent years.
“The locality prioritizes investment in essential infrastructure projects, especially roads, irrigation projects, schools and medical stations. When assigned to implement, the Department actively coordinates with relevant units to implement. In particular, centralized clean water projects are currently very necessary, the district is making efforts to complete them this year,” added Mr. Mai Duc, Head of the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions of Bac Tra My district.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/mien-cao-son-ngoc-que-hom-nay-1741006397213.htm
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