Addressing the meeting, Bac Giang PPC Secretary Duong Van Thai stressed Bac Giang and Lang Son share many similarities which are located on the economic corridor of Nanning (China)- Lang Son - Hanoi- Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, in the Military Zone No1 and considered the northern “defensive fence” of Hanoi capital.

At the event.

In recent years, both provinces have worked out and implemented a number of cooperative programmes for development in different sectors. They have collaborated well in planning, construction investment, upgrading and improving many important routes. Besides, they have cooperated in issuing certificate of origin (C/O) for exported products and exporters of Bac Giang province. Lang Son province helped Bac Giang organise successful trade promotional activities, promotion and consumption of lychee through the border gate.

In order to continue deepening the cooperative ties, the leaders and participants of both provinces discussed many contents regarding the provincial master plan, investment attraction for industrial development, exploiting potentials of agricultural land and improving people’s living in ethnic minority areas.

Chair persons of the conference.

Both sides agreed to supplement some contents into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on implementing cooperative measures and linkage for development in 2023-2025 period and upcoming years. Particularly, both provinces will cooperate in planning of the industrial parks and clusters and establishing concentrated industrial production zones, especially on the axis of National Highway No 1A and Hanoi - Bac Giang - Lang Son Expressway.

Lang Son province will help Bac Giang in informing businesses, cooperatives, production and business establishments in the locality about international multimodal transportation activities in Kep station to perform procedures for preservation, freight, custom services and transportation to China and third countries like Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Europe.

Both provinces will request the Ministry of Transportation to timely improve and upgrade the National Highway No 31 connecting Bac Giang province to Lang Son, going to Ban Chat border gate in Dinh Lap district, upgrade Hanoi – Dong Dang rail station and effectively exploit Kep international multimodal transport terminal.

The leaders of both provinces ink MOU on cooperation.

The two provinces will collaborate to upgrade some bordering traffic routes and boost linkage in agricultural, forestry and fishery production under value chains. Lang Son province will continue supporting Bac Giang in consumption of farm produce and commodities through the border gate.

At the signing ceremony, PPC Secretaries Duong Van Thai and Nguyen Quoc Doan urged the leaders of the levels and sectors of both provinces to demonstrate their determination and sense of responsibility and proactively advise the provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee for effective implementation of the cooperative programme with specific results. They should alternatively organise yearly review and evaluation on cooperation efficiency.

Bac Giang’s Foreign Affairs contributes to stimulating international cooperation

(BGO)- Overcoming difficulties caused by Covid-19 pandemic in 2022, the Department of Foreign Affairs of Bac Giang province (DOFA) has carried out a number of activities to bring Bac Giang closer to international friends, thereby enhancing the province’s position, image, prestige and potentials and making dramatic contributions to socio-economic development, expanding cooperative partnership and boosting international integration of the province.

International cooperation in vocational education and skill development

(BGO) – On December 9, Bac Giang Vietnam – Korean Vocational College of Technology (VK Tech) inked cooperative agreement on vocational education and skill development in 2023 – 2027 period with Australian College of Tourism and Information Technology (ACTIT) and Ho Chi Minh city based Festo Company Limited (Festo).

Bac Giang pays attention to cooperation in high-quality human resource training

(BGO)- Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province Mai Son on October 24 hosted a meeting to evaluate implementation of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the provincial People’s Committee and Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry University (BAFU) for cooperation in scientific research, international integration and official training in 2016-2020 period.

Comprehensive cooperation reinforced and expanded between Bac Giang and Thai Nguyen

(BGO) – A conference was co-hosted on March 29 by the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee (PPC) in Bac Giang and Thai Nguyen provinces in Bac Giang city to exchange experiences in socio-economic growth, national defense and security, Party and political system building and finalize cooperative measures and linkage for mutual development in 2023 -2025 period and the upcoming years.

Bac Giang steps up int’l cooperation to mobilise outside resources

Towards 2025, the northern province of Bac Giang aims to set up partnership with localities in China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos and other ASEAN countries to mobilise outside resources for the provincial socio-economic development.