Quang Ninh province: Investment opportunities - Landscapes - People

A dossier on area expansion of the World Natural Heritage Site Ha Long bay to Cat Ba archipelago in Hai Phong city will be composed and submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to seek its recognition.

The Quang Ninh provincial Department of Tourism has tested a specific tourism product, a tour to Cao Son coal mine in Cam Pha city.

The northern province of Quang Ninh saw an additional 820 enterprises registered for new establishment with a total capital of VND5.61 trillion from the start of the year, a 18% rise in number of enterprises and a 24% reduction in capital from a year earlier.

The Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture and Sports, Quang Ninh Television Radio Station, Quang Ninh Chess Federation and Cam Pha city People’s Committee will co-host the 32nd Quang Ninh Television Radio Station traditional chess tournament from August 23rd-28th.

Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee Commission for Popularization and Education has organized a launching ceremony to respond the national press award on Party building.

(CPV) - As many as four strong teams will compete at the 2016 Quang Ninh Women’s Volleyball Open tour from August 12th-14th.

Foreign tourists can now freely travel to the Co To island in the northern Quang Ninh province, said Mr. Hoang Ba Nam, Secretary of the Co To district Party Committee, Chairman of the district People's Committee.

The first session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) which convened between July 20th-29th completed its agenda, focusing on deciding the structure and high-level personnel of the State, and some other important issues.

Quang Ninh on August 2nd opened a meeting for key leaders at grassroots levels across the province to implement key tasks in Ha Long city.

During his visit to Vietnam, Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos visited the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 13th.

The northern province of Quang Ninh on July 13th held a ceremony to honor 20 outstanding blood donors in 2016.

Paintings, statues and sketches by artists in Hanoi, Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city about the lives of miners are on display at an exhibition which opened at No.16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, on July 12th.

The Quang Ninh provincial Forest Management Department and authorities in the province handed over five otters to the Vietnam National Museum of Nature on July 5th in Ha Long city.

(CPV) - From June 19th-28th, the national team chess championships 2016 took place in Northern Bac Giang province.

On June 22nd, the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee organized a conference on tourism cooperation and development among world heritages of the province, Luang Prabang and Udon Thani in the 2016-2017 period.

Border guards of the Bac Son Border Post on June 13th detected and arrested Pham Binh Trong, born in 1962, for illegally transporting nearly 1kg of crystal meth into Vietnam in Hai Yen ward, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province.

(CPV) - Co-hosted by Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture and Sports, and Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Joint Stock Corporation, the Quang Ninh football mini tour (Sai Gon Beer 2016 Cup) has recently wrapped up at 30/10 Square, Ha Long city.

Vietnam needs to invest more in tourism promotion work to keep up with regional countries, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The urgent need for an international cooperation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in Quang Ninh province that concluded on June 10th.

(CPV) - Through the EU-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue Facility, the EU Delegation to Vietnam and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) is co-organizing a high-level workshop from June 9th-10th, in Ha Long city, with the theme “Maritime security and development: International cooperation and European-Asian experience-sharing”.

Five years after the implementation of the Prime Minister’s directive on continuing to study and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s ethical example, encouraging results have been achieved in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the movement expanded in each agency and locality, contributing to promoting the realization of socio-economic development goals.

A memorandum of understanding on tourism development connection among 16 northern provinces and cities was signed on May 31st, in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province.

In May, the red color of flamboyant overwhelms the beautiful Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh, creating a joyful atmosphere for the election of deputies to the 14th NA and People’s Council at all levels term 2016-2021.

(CPV) - The national swimming age-group junior 2016 tour took place in Phu Tho swimming pool, No 215 Ly Thuong Kiet, ward 15, district 11, Ho Chi Minh city, from May 23rd-29th.

Tourist arrivals to the northern province of Quang Ninh were estimated to reach 685,660 in May 2016, bringing the total figure for the first five months to 4.8 million, 60% of the year’s plan or a year-on-year rise of 4%, reported the provincial Department of Tourism.

Secretary of the Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc on May 26th met with and had dialogue with over 500 workers in the province to mark the workers’ month in 2016.

A woman was arrested for storing nearly 1kg of ketamine by border guard and customs forces on May 22nd in Mong Cai city.

The first session of the 13th Quang Ninh provincial People’s Council is going to be held on June 28th at the provincial conference organization centre in Ha Long city.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has set a target to collect 6,700-7,800 units of blood each year in the 2016-2020 period, with the percentage of the population donating blood increasing from 0.55% to 0.62%.

For many years, members of the Quang Yen town Association of the Elderly in the northern province of Quang Ninh have set up altars for worshiping Uncle Ho. Apart from ancestral altars, Uncle Ho altars have been maintained carefully, showing their respect for the great father of the nation.