Determined to Build Tia Dinh into Livable Community

Tia Dinh commune was created by merging Tia Dinh and Hang Lia communes. Despite many challenges, the local multi-ethnic community maintains strong trust in the Party and State leadership, works together to overcome difficulties, and is determined to make Tia Dinh a place worth living and contributing to.

The first Party Committee of Tia Dinh Commune, 2025-2030 term

Overcoming challenges and stabilizing governance

Located about 90 kilometers east of the provincial center, Tia Dinh covers 179.33 square kilometers and includes 20 villages with 7,301 residents. The commune is home to four main ethnic groups: Mong, Thai, Lao, and Kinh, with Mong people accounting for over 92% of the population. More than 95% of the area is steep hills and mountains with numerous rivers and streams, making travel and production extremely difficult.

In early August 2025, just one month after its establishment, Tia Dinh faced a major challenge. Heavy, prolonged rains triggered flash floods and severe landslides, cutting off many roads, forcing dozens of households to evacuate, and causing heavy losses to crops and property, further worsening the difficult living conditions of local residents.

In the face of adversity, the solidarity and resilience of the Party committee, local authorities, and the people became evident. Armed forces and numerous charitable organizations braved dangerous terrain, crossing streams and forests to evacuate residents to safety, deliver essential supplies, rebuild homes, restore roads, electricity, and water, and gradually resume agricultural production.

Coffee is a key crop in Tia Dinh. In the photo: Party Secretary Nguyen Van Tang (wearing a green hat) inspects and guides locals in coffee care

Immediately after the floods, the entire political system moved quickly to address the aftermath. Livelihood recovery programs were implemented, roads were reopened, houses were rebuilt, and farmland was restored to sow seeds of hope.

At the same time, the commune focused on stabilizing its governance structure. Secretary of the Tia Dinh Party Committee Nguyen Van Tang said, “The Party committee has 30 cells with 376 members. From the start, the commune has focused on enhancing leadership capacity, enforcing discipline and administrative order, and promoting exemplary behavior among cadres and Party members in performing their duties.”

The local authorities also prioritized stabilizing staff morale, building consensus among residents, restructuring personnel for effective operations, innovating leadership approaches to be closer to the people, and ensuring the well-being of officials and civil servants so they can focus on their work.

The commune’s administrative system has quickly become functional thanks to most key officials being transferred from the district level, bringing expertise, experience, and credibility with the community. Moreover, the merger of the two former communes has facilitated the inheritance of cultural traditions and strengthened community solidarity.

“Building on the traditions of unity and self-reliance, every cadre, Party member, civil servant, and worker continues to strive to overcome difficulties and join forces to make Tia Dinh a place worth living in and contributing to,” emphasized Nguyen Van Tang.

Aspiration to rise

Continuous efforts over the past years have helped Tia Dinh overcome challenges and laid the foundation for sustainable development.

During the 2020-2025 term, the commune recorded significant changes. Its economic structure shifted positively, with agriculture remaining a key pillar. Living standards improved substantially, and the poverty rate fell rapidly. By the end of 2024, the commune had 511 poor households, a decrease of 209 households from 2021, reducing the poverty rate from 61.75% to 40.98%.

Entering the new term, the Tia Dinh Party Committee issued an action program with nine focus areas covering Party building, economic development, and cultural-social sectors. The commune aims to achieve an average per capita income of VND70 million per year by 2030.

Winter melon, a well-known OCOP product of Tia Dinh

Chairman of the People’s Committee Bui Xuan Thuc said, “Tia Dinh is focusing on tapping its potential and diversifying its economy toward efficiency and sustainability. The commune prioritizes developing key crops such as coffee, winter melon, and yellow pear for commercial production, linking cultivation with processing and markets. We also promote OCOP products, especially winter melon, and continue striving to meet advanced new rural standards.”

The commune is also expanding vocational training, connecting students with employment in domestic industrial zones, and promoting labor export. These initiatives aim to increase income and improve workforce quality.

Infrastructure development, particularly transportation, is a key task to overcome isolation, facilitate trade, and support agricultural product distribution. Major and inter-village roads are being upgraded with concrete and asphalt, gradually meeting production, daily living, and national defense needs.

Cultural, educational, health, and social welfare initiatives are implemented comprehensively. Preserving and promoting the traditional culture of ethnic groups is emphasized as a “bond connecting” the community, strengthening unity and the aspiration to rise among local residents. Social welfare policies are also implemented promptly.

“People’s Committee activities are transparent. Administrative procedures are publicized through mass media, social networks, the commune office, and community centers. Task forces, youth unions, and the Public Administration Service Center regularly visit local areas to guide and support residents and businesses in completing procedures quickly and according to regulations, building trust in the community,” emphasized Bui Xuan Thuc.

By Ngoc Tung, Vietnam Business Forum