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Bac Ninh promises favourable conditions for Korean investors

The People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province and the Korean Embassy in Vietnam held a conference entitled “Meet Bac Ninh – Korea” on May 17.

Speaking at the event, Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huong Giang said Bac Ninh always pays attention to promoting economic and investment cooperation with Korean partners.

Among 39 countries and territories currently investing in Bac Ninh, the Republic of Korea (RoK) is the biggest investor with 960 projects worth nearly 14.34 billion USD, accounting for 60% of the total foreign investment in the province.

Participating Korean firms discussed Bac Ninh's investment attraction policies and put forward recommendations and solutions to help Bac Ninh attract more investment and create favourable conditions for businesses to develop further.

On the occasion, relevant departments and agencies introduced the potential, strengths and investment attraction orientations of the province, and answered questions raised by enterprises./.

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UNESCO, countries welcome Vietnam-led cultural initiative

UNESCO, countries welcome Vietnam-led cultural initiative

Shortly after the UN General Assembly’s September 4 plenary session adopted a resolution proclaiming 2027–2036 as the International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, an initiative promoted by a core group comprising Vietnam, Cyprus, Italy, Laos, Qatar, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, UNESCO leaders and representatives of many member states of this organisation have welcomed the significant development.

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