Bac Ninh Province: International and Development

Samsung in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam officially launched its first course in the Republic of Korea on March 4th for Vietnam’s support industry experts.

The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the northern province of Bac Ninh organized a ground opening ceremony of the office building, launch of the Inno-Biz Hub and the accreditation ceremony of Dot Property Southeast Asia Award 2018 for BelHomes on February 24th.

The northern Bac Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has offered three free tours to famous tourism sites in the locality such as But Thap, Phat Tich and Dau pagodas, Dong Ho village and Do temple, to introduce its history, culture and people, as well as help visitors discover more new tourism routes.

The 6th show of outstanding Bac Ninh antiquities started on February 20th by the Kinh Bac Association of Antiquities Collection and Research in collaboration with the provincial museum, with the auction to collect money to support Agent Orange victims.

Lim festival 2019 has officially opened in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, drawing the participation of a lot of tourists.

(CPV) – A wide range of activities are being held these days in the northern province of Bac Ninh to celebrate the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019” festival and the 10th anniversary of Quan ho singing being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Various activities such as Quan ho singing contest and spring press festival are taking place in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019” festival.

On May 1st, the Bac Ninh provincial Association for Ornamental Creatures held the bird contest to welcome the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30th), the International Labour Day (May 1st) and the birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19th).

From February 13th to 28th, a series of activities will take place in the northern province of Bac Ninh in a festival marking 10 years since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs became part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The Dong Ky Firecracker Procession Festival - one of the 15 national intangible cultural heritages recognised in 2016, opened in Tu Son district in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 8th, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.

Have you ever been to a traditional Vietnamese wedding and happened to see a couple of small cakes wrapped in an attractive layer of green leaves? Well, everything has its own story and with the wedding season vibe in the air, today’s story is about PhuThe cake – one of the symbolic specialties of Vietnamese wedding culture.

Quan Ho love duet singing has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Bac Ninh province has made efforts to preserve the art to implement commitments to UNESCO on conservation and development of Quan Ho.

A festival to honor Quan ho folk singing will take place in the northern province of Bac Ninh from February 13th to 28th to mark 10 years since the folk art form won UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (2009 - 2019).

The Bac Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 24th organized a conference to implement the management of festivals in the province in 2019.

The People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province granted investment licences to six foreign direct investment (FDI) projects on January 24th.

On December 22nd, a delegation of the northern province of Bac Ninh led by Nguyen Nhan Chien, Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, paid a working visit to the southern province of Bac Lieu.

Being one of the largest and finest village communal houses in Vietnam, Dinh Bang village communal house is located in Dinh Bang village, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province of the Red River Delta, 17 km from the nation's capital, Hanoi.

The Standing Committee of Bac Ninh provincial Youth Union has issued a plan on organizing Kinh Bac beauty contest 2019 in the series of activities of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019” festival and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Quan ho’s recognition by UNESCO.

Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Trinh Dinh Dung has approved the adjustment of the regional construction scheme in the northern province of Bac Ninh by 2035, with a vision to 2050.

Bac Ninh greeted 993,000 tourist arrivals in the first 9 months of 2018, up 32% over a year earlier; in which foreigners numbered 120,000, up 18.6%, reported To Quoc News.

Since the beginning of 2018, Bac Ninh has granted licenses to 148 new projects with registered capital of more than USD376.1 million, and adjusted capital for 94 ongoing projects totaling over USD652.1 million, reported Nhan Dan Newspaper.

The Bac Ninh provincial Party Committee has coordinated with Nhan Dan Newspaper to organize a scientific seminar reviewing the recommendations of President Ho Chi Minh during his visit to the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued a decision, approving the additional approval of the national nomination profile to propose adding the creating of Dong Ho folk paintings to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in need of emergency protection.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has carried out diverse activities marking the 60th anniversary since the day Uncle Ho visited Bac Ninh province.

The northern province of Bac Ninh licensed 92 new foreign-funded projects worth USD206.58 million in the first six months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 3.29%.

A delegation of Bac Ninh province, led by Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Quat, visited the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper on the occasion of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21st).

Mr. Nguyen Nhan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ninh provincial Party Committee and Head of the provincial National Assembly delegation, visited the display “Uncle Ho with Bac Ninh’s agricultural sector” at the provincial museum on June 9th.

(CPV) - In recent years, the agriculture and fishery expansion system at all levels in Bac Ninh has made significant contributions to realizing the agricultural restructuring plan towards increasing value added and sustainable development.

On June 6th, the Vietnam Industrial and Manufacturing Fair (VIMF) 2018 opened at the Kinh Bac Cultural Centre in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

In the process of construction and development, Bac Ninh province was always reserved for special attention by President Ho Chi Minh when he visited Bac Ninh provincial Party Committee and people 18 times.