Quang Ninh province: Investment opportunities - Landscapes - People

The northern province of Quang Ninh has an additional 1,876 newly-established enterprises in the first nine months of the year, with a total registered capital of over VND18.9 trillion, up 6.6% in number of enterprises and up over 146% in capital from the same period last year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to recognize Mong Cai city as a second-class urban center of Quang Ninh province.

In order to adapt to climate change, protect coastal dykes and prevent erosion of coastal tidal flats, the Quang Ninh provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Hai Ha district’s Quang Minh commune have organized to plant a mangrove forest in Quang Minh commune.

Geographic location and efforts in improving provincial competitiveness index (PCI), investing synchronous transport infrastructure, and renovating investment attraction are important advantages for Quang Ninh to continue attracting more investment to the locality, especially foreign direct investment (FDI), in the near future.

Tien Yen district of Quang Ninh province will organize a chicken food festival in early October at the Cultural and Sport Centre of ethnic minorities in the northeastern region of the province.

More than 8.4 million tourists visited Quang Ninh in Jan-July 2018, up 26% over a year earlier, in which foreigners reached more than 2.8 million, up 17%, reported Vietnam News Agency.

A proposed 20 - 85% increase in entrance fees to Ha Long bay is scheduled to be implemented on January 1st, 2019.

The World Dream cruise ship, carrying 3,666 visitors with Chinese nationality, has docked at Hon Gai Port in Ha Long city.

The Thanh Lan border post in Co To island district, Quang Ninh province, recently presented 150 national flags and Uncle Ho’s photos to 75 fisherman families in the locality.

(CPV) - GE Healthcare in collaboration with Quang Ninh General Hospital on June 25th, 2018 launched a high-performance GE Healthcare CT scanner.

Bac Son border post under the Quang Ninh Border Guard recently presented over 120 national flags and Uncle Ho’s photos to households in Than Phun hamlet, Bac Son commune, Mong Cai city.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in association with Bhaya Cruise Ship Co., Ltd and other sponsors, has organized an action for green Ha Long bay towards zero-waste tourism.

Quang Ninh province and the Czech town of Karlovy Vary on June 11th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in five potential fields: industry, tourism, health care, education-training and human resources.

A humanitarian foot malformation surgery program 2018 was carried out by doctors from the US’s Prosthetics Outreach Foundation (POF), a non-governmental organization, at Bai Chay hospital in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, from June 11th to 13th.

On June 11th, the 70th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s Appeal for Patriotic Emulation (June 11th, 1948 – June 11th, 2018) and a ceremony to honour outstanding typical examples in the patriotic emulation movement and in studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral and style was held in Dong Trieu commune, Quang Ninh province.

The Quang Ninh provincial Disease Control Centre, Japan-based Asia-Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA - Japan) and Tien Yen district Health Department organized cataract surgeries with Phaco method for patients in Tien Yen, Dam Ha, Binh Lieu and Ba Che districts on June 8th - 10th.

From June 2nd-6th, a delegation from the northern province of Quang Ninh led by Nguyen Duc Long, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, paid a working visit to the Russian Federation’s Irkutsk province, aiming to promote cooperation between the two sides.

Quang Ninh had 1,041 newly-established enterprises in the first five months, with a total registered capital of VND8.963 trillion, a 20.4% rise in number of enterprises and a 142% increase in capital compared to the same period last year, according to provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

A program on creating art works from plastic garbage at sea was first launched by the Management Board of the Bai Tu Long National Park and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on June 4th.

Quang Ninh province is implementing a project to supply free wifi to serve tourists and people in Ha Long city, to reach the target of building a smart Ha Long tourism city by 2020.

Dang Huy Hau, Standing Deputy Head of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee, on May 22nd chaired a meeting presenting a report on the plan to organize the Vietnam sea and islands week and activities to respond to the World Oceans Day 2018 in Quang Ninh.

The real estate sector in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, which is a pillar of the economic triangle of Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh, has become more attractive to investors thanks to the robust development of local infrastructure, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vu Van Dien.

Dozens of monkeys and snakes were released into the natural environment on Ba Mun island by representatives from Bai Tu Long National Park, Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre and authorities of Quang Ninh province and Van Don district on May 9th.

The Ha Long city People’s Committee, the Quang Ninh provincial Youth Union, provincial Women’s Union, provincial Border Guard and political and social organizations have participated in cleaning the beach of Sun World Ha Long Complex.

A mobile examination delegation from the Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital examined, consulted and granted medicines free of charge for over 300 people on Co To island district on May 5th and 6th.

The exhibition will be held in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, in October, as an important event in the 2018 National Tourism Year and the 55th establishment anniversary of Quang Ninh province (October 30th).

Vietnam sea and islands Week 2018 will be organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Quang Ninh province on June 1st and 2nd.

(CPV) - Quang Ninh People’s Committee and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 18th co-organized a workshop on “Green growth dissemination in Quang Ninh province” in Ha Long city.

Quang Ninh had 560 enterprises established in the first quarter of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 12% with a total registered capital of VND4.5 trillion, up 120% over a year earlier, reported the province’s television.

Vietnamese athletes in Quang Ninh province won two gold medals at the 13th SEA Youth Athletics Championships 2018 which took place at Thammasat University Sports Complex, Thailand, on April 3rd - 4th.