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Over 1,100 enterprises in Bac Ninh IZs resume operations

As many as 1,104 out of 1,120 enterprises at Bac Ninh industrial zones have resumed operation, according to a representative of the Management Board of Bac Ninh Industrial Parks.

Two Health Deputy Ministers sent to two largest Covid-19 hotspots

The Ministry of Health has set up a special task force to fight Covid-19 in the two largest Covid-19 epicenters in Vietnam – the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. The task forces are led by two deputy ministers.

One more industrial park approved in Bac Ninh province

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to give in-principle approval to a project to build infrastructure of Yen Phong II-A Industrial Park (IP) in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Bac Ninh: village surrounded by 370,000 tons of waste

About 370,000 tons of waste discharged from recycled aluminum establishments in the past 30 years has affected the life of more than 10,000 people in Man Xa village in Van Mon commune, Yen Phong district, in Bac Ninh province.

Microfinance helps rural women start businesses

Nguyen Thi Luyen, 49 years old, of Yen Phong District in the northern province of Bac Ninh was among first borrowers from Tình thương One Member Limited Liability Microfinance Institution (TYM) in her hometown

Storks preserved in Bac Ninh

Located in Dong Tien commune, Yen Phong district, in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the Dong Xuyen stork garden is home to tens of thousands of storks. 

Facebook account hackers, led by 18-year-old high schooler, arrested

Police in Bac Ninh Province have arrested and launched legal proceedings against seven people for illegally appropriating property on social media.

11 localities top 1 billion USD in exports in Q1

Eleven provinces and cities had exports of more than 1 billion USD in the first quarter and accounted for 78 percent of the nation’s entire exports.

Dong Ho villagers strive to revive traditional craft

Bac Ninh province has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Dong Ho folk paintings on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection.

Bac Ninh faces serious craft village pollution

Bac Ninh is having to deal with pollution caused by rapid urbanisation, large industrial zones and craft villages.

Samsung engineers to be put under close medical supervision

A plan to closely supervise 700 South Korean engineers sent to work at Samsung Display's factory in Bac Ninh had been set up, according to the director of the provincial health department To Thi Mai Hoa on Sunday.

 

Bac Ninh completes dossier on Dong Ho folk painting genre

The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Dong Ho folk paintings in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Dead Korean man in Bac Ninh tests negative for SARS-CoV-2

A Korean man, who died near Bac Ninh province’s General Hospital on February 25, tested negative for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Spring festival draws tourists to Bac Ninh province

Visitors flocked to Phat Tich pagoda in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, for a local annual spring festival held on January 28 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).

Dong Ho – An outstanding folk painting genre

Dong Ho village in Song Ho commune of Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, is known as the cradle of one of the most famous folk painting genres of Vietnam.

A visit to But Thap pagoda

But Thap Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh was recognized as Special National Relic in 2013 and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Statue in the pagoda was named National Treasure in 2012.

Thousands of trees torched along Highway 18

Police are looking for suspects after thousands of trees along part of Highway 18 were burnt down.

Preserving folk singing with drums

The art of folk singing alongside drums, hát trống quân in Vietnamese, started in Bui Xa Village, in today’s Thuan Thanh District, the northern province of Bac Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.

Bac Ninh investigates illegal dumping of toxic waste into Cau River

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in northern Bac Ninh Province has asked all relevant authorities to investigate the illegal dumping of toxic waste by a local environment company into the province’s Cau River.

Samsung seeks preferential treatments for US$220-million R&D center in Hanoi

Samsung wants to change the purpose of the R&D Center or transfer the building and its related land-use rights to another party, in case of necessity.