Bac Ninh Province: International and Development

As there is a large number of foreigners living and working in Bac Ninh province, there is a need for high-class private medical facilities. Therefore, Bac Ninh wants to boost medical cooperation with Japan’s Kawasaki city, especially in high-end medical facilities and transfer of advanced medical technology, according to Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.

Coach Park Hang-seo has returned to Vietnamese football, taking on the role of advisor to Bac Ninh FC.

Through the application to reflect petitions on mobile devices, to date, Bac Ninh has received more than 6,000 complaints in 33 fields from people, businesses and organizations. The average processing rate reached 96%.

Total state budget collection in the northern province of Bac Ninh reached an estimated 26.49 trillion VND in the first 11 months of 2023, 83.8% of the year’s estimates, according to the provincial Department of Statistics.

A tourism promotion programme entitled “Bac Ninh – a cultural tourism destination of festivals, cuisine and traditional craft villages” has taken place in Song Ho Ward, Thuan Thanh Town, the northern province of Bac Ninh Province from December 1 to 3.

As of October 20, 2023, the northern province of Bac Ninh permitted 308 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, an increase of 3.14 times compared to the same period last year with a total capital of more than 908 million USD.

The People’s Committee of Bac Ninh Province has suggested the extension of the pilot operation of the Public Administration Centre of Bac Ninh Province.

The authorities of Bac Ninh are committed to creating favourable conditions for long-term and effective investments by businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the northern province.

The Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee and the Indian Embassy in Vietnam co-organized the Vietnam-India Music Exchange Program in Bac Ninh province on August 13 by on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of India's Independence Day (August 15, 1947 - 2023)

On July 25, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam visited and presented gifts to wounded and sick soldiers, at the Thuan Thanh Nursing Centre in the northern province of Bac Ninh, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947-2023).

The groundbreaking ceremony of the first eco-industrial park in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been recently organized in Gia Binh district.

The third congress of the Bac Ninh Fellow Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic was organized in Prague, the Czech Republic on July 2nd.

On May 17, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province coordinated with the Korean Embassy in Vietnam to organize the "Meet Bac Ninh-Korea".

Within the framework of a working visit to Portugal, on May 11 (local time), the delegation of Bac Ninh province led by Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang had a working meeting with the Trade and Investment Agency of Portugal (AICEP).

The delegation of Bac Ninh province led by Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang visited and worked with the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain on May 8 (local time).

The Bac Ninh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently opened the exhibition "President Ho Chi Minh with the Party Committee, authority and people of Bac Ninh province" at the Provincial Museum.

From May 2 to 13, a delegation of Bac Ninh province led by Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang is visiting and working in the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

On April 26, Nguyen Huong Giang, Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, worked with Mr. Ahn Sung Hun, General Director of Green Package Solution Company (the Republic of Korea), to learn about the investment environment in the province.

Bac Ninh will send 6 athletes to participate in SEA Games 32 in Cambodia, according to the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In the first quarter of 2023, the total fishery production in Bac Ninh province was estimated at nearly 11,000 tons, reaching 26.7% of the plan and increasing by 0.3% over the same period in 2022, the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported.

On April 19, Vuong Quoc Tuan, Standing Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, received a delegation of Japanese pottery experts led by Mr. Hideki Sanada, Head of Toho village, Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture, to work in Bac Ninh to promote the implementation of pottery craft development in Phu Lang village, Phu Lang commune (Que Vo town).

On April 17, Ms. Nguyen Huong Giang, Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, attended the investment promotion conference with Taiwanese electronic enterprises (China), involving 10 successful Taiwanese investors and 42 enterprises that are studying investment opportunities in the province.

Nearly 150 foreign and domestic diplomats and representatives of foreign organisations and business associations in Vietnam have gathered in the northern province of Bac Ninh to learn about the locality’s charming features.

According to a report by the Bac Ninh Provincial Department of Planning and Investment, in March, the province reported 269 newly established enterprises, an increase of 19.6% over the same period in 2022, with a total registered capital of more than VND3,144 billion, an increase of 57.7 %. The rate of online business registration applications reached 100%, ranking first in the country.

From the beginning of the year to March 20, Bac Ninh province attracted 55 newly registered FDI projects, an increase of 31 projects compared to the same period last year; with the amount of newly registered capital reaching USD480.6 million, an increase of USD424.1 million.

The 12th International Photo Contest 2023 has been jointly organized by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, the International Federation of Photographic Art, and Photographers Without Borders of France in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Since the beginning of the year, the northern province of Bac Ninh has attracted 29 foreign-invested projects with a total registered capital of 131.56 million USD and 3 projects with 285 billion VND.

Although not the locality with the most prizes, the northern province of Bac Ninh has made a special mark when it gained the highest percentage of students winning prizes in the country.

The Bac Giang and Bac Ninh Departments of Education and Training have signed a cooperation agreement to implement measures for coordination and development between the two Departments for the period of 2023 -2025 and the following years.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has just signed and promulgated a Resolution on the establishment of Thuan Thanh town and its wards, Que Vo town and its wards in the northern province of Bac Ninh.