Bac Ninh Province: International and Development

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.

The Bac Ninh provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to kick off the first Bac Ninh Youth Cycling Tournament “Heritage Journey”.

On February 25, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha handed over to the northern province of Bac Ninh decisions to recognise three items of the locality as national treasures during the opening of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho (love duet) 2023” festival.

More than 1,200 visitors joining in two free tours vising typical cultural and historical relics in Quan Ho countryside, Bac Ninh during three days from February 24 to 26 when the Festival "Coming back to Quan Ho land - 2023" took place.

The Bac Ninh province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Thang Long Aviation Sports Service Company co-organized the paragliding performance themed "Flying to Quan Ho land" at Nguyen Van Cu Park, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province, on February 26.

Quan Ho folk singing contest has been taken in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 22-23 to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3 1930-2023) and the 80th anniversary of the “Outline of Vietnamese Culture”.

The Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee has just approved 5 groups of products: poultry eggs, pork, poultry meat, processed foods, and jams and confectionary of all kinds to be price stabilized on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in 2023 with funding of 60 billion VND, advanced from the provincial budget.

About 800 delegates have taken part in the Culture Workshop 2022 in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

The northern province of Bac Ninh strives to have 40 craft products evaluated and ranked by the OCOP (One Commune One Product) program annually.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province has just issued Document No.1452/SVHTTDL-QLVH on coordination in organizing exchanges within the framework of the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF VI) in Bac Ninh province.

From November 9-11, the Vietnam Industrial & Manufacturing Fair 2022 (VIMF 2022) is being held in Bac Ninh Province.

A report of Bac Ninh province’s Department of Planning and Investment said that the province had 2,170 newly established enterprises, up 15.2% over the same period in 2021, with a total registered capital of over 17,408 billion VND in 10 months of 2022.

A survey on economic development in association with environmental protection in Bac Ninh province was conducted by a delegation of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), led by Mr. Dau Anh Tuan, Deputy General Secretary of the VCCI and Director of the PCI Project, on November 2.

The Bac Ninh Department of Customs and the provincial Management Board of Industrial Zones have signed Regulations on working cooperation.

A business forum was co-organized between the northern province of Bac Ninh and Gumi city of the Republic of Korea on October 20 to intensify cooperation between the two localities as well as the two countries.

During the framework of her ongoing State visit at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of Singapore Halimah Yacob on October 18 visited the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Tu Son city, the northern province of Bac Ninh, and discussed cooperation areas between Bac Ninh and Singapore.

Bac Ninh province has attracted 85 newly registered FDI projects with a capital of 169.5 million USD from the beginning of 2022 until now.

The General Department of Customs said that the total import and export turnover of goods in Bac Ninh province reached 56.9 billion USD during the January – August period of 2022, up 13.1% over the same period last year.

(CPV) – Industrial zones (IZs) in Bac Ninh had 25 new projects put into operation in the first 9 months of 2022, bringing the total number of onging projects to 1,175, exceeding the year’s target, according to the provincial IZs Management Board.

Bac Ninh Province has set a goal that by 2030, it will become a centrally-run city and a leading center of Vietnam in the field of processing, manufacturing and high-tech services.

According to Chairwoman of the provincial People's Commitee Nguyen Huong Giang, the northern provicne of Bac Ninh with 69.45 points ranked seventh in the 2021 PCI rankings, up three places compared to that in 2020.

The Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee has just announced 2 garlic growing projects, valued at more than 128 billion VND, in An Tru village, An Thinh commune, Luong Tai district.

As many as 628 artisans have been conferred and posthumously conferred the State honorary titles of "People's Artisan" and "Excellent Artisan" under the decision signed by State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.