Bustling border town

Coming to the center of Phieng Khoai commune, there are many stores selling groceries, consumer goods, construction materials, food, mechanical repairs, motorbikes, transportation, accommodation and electronics..., bustling business activities, many people come to shop and exchange goods.

Traveling dozens of kilometers to shop in Phieng Khoai, Ms. Giang Thi Dai, Pa Khom village, Long Phieng commune, said: My family often comes here to buy goods, because there are all kinds of essential goods, diverse production services, and reasonable prices.

Mr. Vi Van So, Chang Nam village, Yen Son commune, said: Before, if I wanted to buy electronic and electrical equipment, I had to travel more than 50 km to Yen Chau commune. But now, Phieng Khoai commune center has all kinds of goods, genuine products, the distance is shorter, so my family often comes here to buy goods.

People shop for necessities at stores in Kim Chung 1 village, Phieng Khoai commune.

As a highland border commune, Phieng Khoai has more than 20 km of border with Xieng Kho district, Hua Phan province (Lao PDR), with National Highway 6C passing through, convenient for developing trade and services. The whole commune currently has 245 business establishments, with 228 individual households and 17 enterprises and agricultural cooperatives.

Over the past 30 years, Huan Phuong store in Kim Chung 1 village, specializing in clothes, shoes, school bags, school supplies and work tools, has become a familiar choice for people in Phieng Khoai commune, neighboring communes and some villages bordering Laos. Mr. Vu Trong Huan, the store owner, said: The best selling time is before the new school year and at the end of the year. The family has invested in expanding the store, importing more essential goods to meet people's needs. The average annual revenue is over 150 million VND.

Attracting investment from individuals and businesses, the commune has paid attention to expanding the traffic route in the main axis of the commune center; upgrading the commune central market, calling on businesses to invest in shops and warehouses along National Highway 6C, contributing to the completion of infrastructure, serving the development of trade and services. The commune People's Committee coordinated with functional forces to strengthen the inspection of goods quality, raise legal awareness of business households, protect consumer rights and maintain a healthy business environment.

Phone sales and repair shops attract customers to buy.

Mr. Hoang Van Long, Head of the Economic Department of Phieng Khoai Commune, said: In the first 8 months of the year, the commune did not record any business establishments violating the quality of goods. Total retail sales are estimated at 45 billion VND, up 25% over the same period last year. Budget revenue from trade and services averages about 650 million VND/year, accounting for an increasingly high proportion of the commune's total revenue.

Taking advantage of National Highway 6C and the key economic zone at the border, Phieng Khoai commune continues to plan market points, rest stops along the national highway, and allocate land for food and beverage services, transportation, repair and consumer goods. At the same time, reform administrative procedures, shorten business registration time, ensure speed, transparency and convenience for people and businesses. At the same time, strengthen inspection and supervision of goods quality, food hygiene and safety and strictly handle acts of trading in prohibited goods, poor quality goods and trade fraud. Attract reputable enterprises and cooperatives to invest in developing new services, creating jobs and meeting consumer needs, contributing to promoting trade - services and building Phieng Khoai to develop more and more.

Thanks to the advantages of geographical location, infrastructure and investment attraction, Phieng Khoai commune center has become a bustling commercial and service center, meeting the diverse shopping needs of local and foreign people, contributing to increasing income, improving people's lives, promoting economic restructuring, creating jobs and contributing to building a sustainable border commune.

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