Bắc Ninh province

Province of Vietnam

Province in Northern Midlands and Mountains, Vietnam

Bắc Ninh province

Tỉnh Bắc Ninh

Bắc Giang tỉnh
Kinh Bắc tỉnh
Võ Ninh châu

Province

From top, left to right : Diên Ứng Pagoda, Ngọc Liễn Cathedral, Bảo Nghiêm Pagoda, Lady of the Treasury Temple, and Eight Emperor Temple.

Seal

Nickname(s):

"Quanholand"[1]
(Miền quan họ)

Location of Bắc Ninh within Vietnam.

Coordinates: 21°5′N 106°10′E﻿ / ﻿21.083°N 106.167°E﻿ / 21.083; 106.167
Country|  Vietnam
Region| Northern Midlands and Mountains
Central hall| No.82, Hùng Vương Vương road, Bắc Giang city
Sub-division| 2 cities
2 district-level town
4 rural districts
Government

• Type| Province-level authority
• Body| Bắc Ninh Provincial People's Council
• Chairman of People's Council| Nguyễn Quốc Chung
• Chairman of People's Committee| Nguyễn Hương Giang
Area

[2]

• Province

| 4,718.6 km2 (1,821.9 sq mi)
Population

(2025)[3][4]

• Province

| 3,619,433
• Density| 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Urban

| 790.000
Ethnic groups

[4]

• Kinh| 94.46%
• Tày| 1.79%
• Others| 3.75%
GDP[5]

• Province| VND 161.708 trillion
US$ 7.024 billion
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes| 222
ISO 3166 code| VN-56
Vehicle registration| 99
HDI (2022)|  0.779[6]
(7th)
Website| Bacninh.gov.vn
Bacninh.dcs.vn

Bắc Ninh is a province of Vietnam, located in the Northern Midlands and Mountains of the Northern part of the country. It is situated to the East of the nation's capital, Hanoi, and borders Hải Phòng city, Hưng Yên province, Lạng Sơn province, Thái Nguyên province.

The province covers an area of 822.71 km2 (317.65 sq mi)[2] and as of 2022 it had a population of 1.488.250.[4] It comprises 2 cities, 2 towns, and 4 districts. Bắc Ninh was ranked eighth in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and third in per capita GRDP among Vietnamese administrative units.[7] The GRDP reached 248.376 trillion Vietnamese Đồng (equivalent to over 10.8 billion USD), with a per capita GRDP of 7,250 USD (equivalent to 167 million Đồng), and a GRDP growth rate of 7.39% in 2022.[8]

The province is rich in culture and is known nationally for Quan họ folk music. Quan họ was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.[9]

Bắc Ninh has a Human Development Index of 0.779 (high), ranking seventh among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.[10]

## History

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Bắc Ninh province in 1909.

During the Lý and Trần dynasties, it belonged to lộ Bắc Ninh; it belonged to thừa tuyên Kinh Bắc[note 1] under the Lê dynasty and then changed into trấn Kinh Bắc and Bắc Ninh. Under Emperor Minh Mạng of the Nguyễn dynasty, it was renamed Bắc Ninh province in 1831.

During the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Bắc Ninh province and the neighboring Bắc Giang province were united as Hà Bắc province on 27 October 1962.

However, under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on 6 November 1996 at the 10th Session of the 9th National Congress, Hà Bắc province was separated into two provinces, Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang. The administrative system of Bắc Ninh province has operated since 1 January 1997.

## Geography

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### Topography

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Bắc Ninh has a rather even and flat terrain, mainly sloping from north to south and west to east, causing currents to flow down into the Đuống and Thái Bình Rivers. Field areas are 3-7m high and hill and mountain areas are 300-400m high above sea level. Its hills and mountains only make up 0.53 per cent of its natural area, mainly in the two districts of Quế Võ and Tiên Du. Also, there are shallow depressions along dykes under the districts of Gia Bình, Lương Tài, Quế Võ and Yên Phong.

### Natural resources

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The province's total natural land area is 822.7 km2, in which agricultural land, forestry land, specialized and residential land and unused land account for 54%, 0.7%, 31% and 14.3% respectively. The province's mineral reserve is limited: mainly construction materials such as clay in Quế Võ and Tiên Du, sandstone in Thị Cầu, Vũ Ninh, Bắc Ninh town and peat in Yên Phong.

### Climate

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Bắc Ninh features a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with plentiful precipitation. Bắc Ninh is located in a tropical monsoon region. The annual average temperature is 24 °C. The highest is 30 °C in July; the lowest is 6 °C in January. The province experiences the typical climate of northern Vietnam, where summers are hot and humid, and winters are, by national standards, relatively cold and dry. Summers, lasting from May to September, are hot and humid, receiving the majority of the annual 1,680 millimetres (66.1 in) of rainfall. The winters, lasting from November to March, are relatively mild, dry (in the first half) or humid (in the second half), while spring (April) can bring light rains. Autumn (October) is the best time of the year in terms of weather. The average annual sunshine is 1,530-1,776 hours, while the relative humidity is 79%.

Climate data for Bắc Ninh

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 30.9
(87.6)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 32.3
(90.1)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 30.6
(87.1)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 21
(70)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 17.1
(62.8)  | 23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 26
(79)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 24
(75)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 20.4
(68.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 44
(1.7)  | 37
(1.5)  | 62
(2.4)  | 101
(4.0)  | 264
(10.4)  | 294
(11.6)  | 325
(12.8)  | 355
(14.0)  | 230
(9.1)  | 115
(4.5)  | 63
(2.5)  | 36
(1.4)  | 1,926
(75.9)
Average relative humidity (%)  | 71  | 74  | 77  | 78  | 79  | 80  | 81  | 85  | 81  | 75  | 72  | 68  | 77
Source: climate-data.org[11]

### Administration

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Administration divisions.

Bắc Ninh is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:

* 2 provincial city:
* Bắc Ninh (capital)
* Từ Sơn
* 2 towns
* Quế Võ
* Thuận Thành
* 4 rural districts
* Gia Bình
* Lương Tài
* Tiên Du
* Yên Phong

### Table of local government districts

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Name  | Division type  | Population (2022)  | Area (km2)  | Towns (huyện lỵ or thị trấn) (bold)
and communes (xã)

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Bắc Ninh | City (thành phố) | 288,766 | 82.6 | Wards (phường): Đáp Cầu, Thị Cầu, Vũ Ninh, Suối Hoa, Ninh Xá, Tiền An, Vệ An, Vạn An, Kinh Bắc, Đại Phúc, Võ Cường, Vân Dương, Hạp Lĩnh, Hòa Long, Phong Khê, Khúc Xuyên, Kim Chân, Nam Sơn, Khắc Niệm.
Từ Sơn | City (thành phố) | 196,404 | 61.1 | Wards (phường): Châu Khê, Đình Bảng, Đông Ngàn, (Đồng Nguyên, Đồng Kỵ, Tân Hồng, Trang Hạ, Hương Mạc, Phù Chẩn, Phù Khê, Tam Sơn, Tương Giang.
Quế Võ | Town (Thị xã) | 223,964 | 155.1 | Wards (phường): Bằng An, Bồng Lai, Cách Bi, Đại Xuân, Nhân Hoà, Phố Mới, Phượng Mao, Phương Liễu, Phù Lương, Quế Tân, Việt Hùng.
Commune (xã): Chi Lăng, Đức Long, Châu Phong, Đào Viên, Hán Quảng, Mộ Đạo, Ngọc Xá, Phù Lãng, Việt Thống, Yên Giả.
Thuận Thành | Town (Thị xã) | 201,970 | 117.8 | Wards (phường): Hồ, An Bình, Gia Đông, Hà Mãn, Ninh Xá, Song Hồ, Thanh Khương, Trạm Lộ, Trí Quả, Xuân Lâm.
Commune (xã): Đại Đồng Thành, Đình Tổ, Hoài Thượng, Mão Điền, Nghĩa Đạo, Ngũ Thái, Nguyệt Đức, Song Liễu.
Tiên Du District | District (huyện) | 201,817 | 95.6 | Lim, Cảnh Hưng, Đại Đồng, Hiên Vân, Lạc Vệ, Liên Bão, Minh Đạo, Nội Duệ, Phật Tích, Phú Lâm, Tân Chi, Tri Phương, Việt Đoàn, Hoàn Sơn.
Yên Phong District | District (huyện) | 196,175 | 96.9 | Chờ, Dũng Liệt, Đông Phong, Đông Thọ, Đông Tiến, Hòa Tiến, Long Châu, Tam Đa, Tam Giang, Thụy Hòa, Trung Nghĩa, Văn Môn, Yên Phụ, Yên Trung.
Gia Bình District | District (huyện) | 132,297 | 107.6 | Gia Bình, Giang Sơn, Song Giang, Đông Cứu, Lãng Ngâm, Đại Bái, Quỳnh Phú, Đại Lai, Xuân Lai, Nhân Thắng, Thái Bảo, Bình Dương, Vạn Ninh, Cao Đức.
Lương Tài District | District (huyện) | 127,291 | 105.9 | Thứa, An Thịnh, Bình Định, Lai Hạ, Lâm Thao, Minh Tân, Mỹ Hương, Phú Hòa, Phú Lương, Quảng Phú, Tân Lãng, Trung Chính, Trung Kênh, Trừng Xá.

### Demography

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Historical population

Year | Poppulation
1995 | 916,000
1996 | 925,300
1997 | 931,700
1998 | 937,600
1999 | 943,000
2000 | 950,600
2001 | 958,900
2002 | 967,600
2003 | 975,300
2004 | 983,200
2005 | 991,100
2006 | 999,800
2007 | 1,009,400
2008 | 1,018,100
2009 | 1,026,500
2010 | 1,041,200
2011 | 1,063,400
2012 | 1,085,800
2013 | 1,108,200
2014 | 1,131,200
2015 | 1,154,750
2016 | 1,178,600
2017 | 1,215,200
2018 | 1,247,500
2019 | 1,378,600
2020 | 1,419,130
2021 | 1,462,950
2022 | 1,488,200
2023 | 1,517,400
2024 | 1,543,529
Sources:[12][13]

Bắc Ninh is the smallest of all Vietnamese provinces by area (and is smaller than any of the five province-level municipalities). However, it is home to a relatively large number of people for its size, having the highest population density of any province. On average, there are over 1,200 people for every square kilometre of land in Bắc Ninh.

According to the census of 1 April 2019, the population was 1,368,840[14] with a density of 1,664 people/km2, 6 times the national average.

## Transport

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1A Highway.

Bắc Ninh is situated about 30 kilometres from Hanoi and Nội Bài International Airport, and some 100 km from Haiphong, Hạ Long, Cái Lân Port and Lạng Sơn border gate.

* Roadway: The province has over 3,906.8 km of road, 104.8 km of which are from 4 routes of national roads of No. 1 (old and new routes) (linking Hanoi – Bắc Ninh – Lạng Sơn), No. 18 (Nội Bài – Bắc Ninh – Hạ Long), No. 38 (Bắc Ninh – Hải Dương – Haiphong) and the Nội Bài-Hạ Long Expressway. 251 km are from routes of provincial roads, 404 km from district and urban areas, and some 3,147 km from commune and hamlet roads.
* Waterway: Three big rivers flowing through Bắc Ninh comprise the Cầu River which is 42 km long, Thái Bình River which is 17 km long, and Đuống River which is 42 km long. Also, there is Đáp Cầu Port, and two special ports of the Cầu River.
* Railway: A 20-km Hanoi-Lang Son Rail Route runs through Bắc Ninh and 4 railway stations of Từ Sơn, Lim, Bắc Ninh, and Thị Cầu. A 39-km Yên Viên-Phả Lại Rail Route is planned to be constructed in the districts of Tiên Du, Từ Sơn, Quế Võ and Bắc Ninh City.
* Power supply: Power is stably supplied for production and domestic consumption, comprising 120 km of 110kV national grid, 249.3 km of 35-kV electric lines and 3,700 km of 0.4kV electric lines. All districts and cities have national grid and all households use electricity.

## Economy

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Bắc Ninh province lies on the major traffic artery linking Vietnam and China – which is a strongly growing market and expected to be larger as the China - ASEAN free trade area is formed. It also lies on the Nanning - Lạng Sơn - Hanoi - Hai Phong and Nanning - Singapore economic corridors, the Hanoi capital city planning area and the busy Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quảng Ninh economic development triangle.

Bắc Ninh province is known as a light point in industrial development, and has been lifting rapidly with long steps of industrialisation – modernisation. Bắc Ninh has 15 industrial parks with a total area of 7,681 ha, of which nine have operated effectively. The industrial parks have lured 272 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totaling to over $3.7 billion, including those invested by Canon, Samsung, P&Tel, Sumitomo, Foxconn, ABB, Orion, PepsiCo and Nokia. They have attracted 254 domestic projects with a total registered capital of over $1 billion and a labour force of more than 83,000. Bắc Ninh has as many as 120 handicraft-producing villages, 62 of which are involved in producing traditional products such as copper casting (Đại Bái-Gia Bình), iron and steel (Đa Hội-Từ Sơn), and wooden products (Đồng Kỵ-Kim Sơn). They have the upper hand and high potential to contribute to Bắc Ninh's economic development.

In 2015, the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) increased 8.7% compared with 2014. The economic structure shifted in the right direction with agro-forestry-fishery accounting for 5.3%, industry and construction for 75.6% and service 19.1%. Industrial production value was estimated at VND 610 trillion, up 9.1%. The total retail sale of goods and consumer service revenue reached over VND 39.7 trillion, up 15.4%, the total export turnover of goods was estimated at US$23.2 billion, up 6.4%, the total state budget revenue in the province was estimated at VND 14,500 billion, up 14.3%.[15]

## Culture

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Dong Ho painting of the Carp looks the Moon. Statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva at Ninh Phúc Pagoda in crimson and gilded wood, Revival Lê Dynasty, autumn of 1656.

Bắc Ninh is homeland of eight Kings of the Lý Dynasty. Many historical and cultural relics such as Đô Temple (where 8 kings of the Lý Dynasty are worshipped)[16], Diên Ứng Pagoda, the first pagoda in Vietnamese history, Ninh Phúc Pagoda (an ancient pagoda), Phật Tích Pagoda and the local Literature Temple. Bắc Ninh hosts thousands of local festivals from small to large, having special meaning such as the Dâu Pagoda festival, the Lim festival, the Đô Temple festival and the Bà Chúa Kho temple festival.

The quan họ style has its origins in what now constitutes the Bắc Ninh province and was first recorded in the 13th century. It has traditionally been associated with the spring festivals that follow the celebration of Tết (the Vietnamese New Year). Quan họ is recognised as the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.

The village of Đông Hồ in the province of Bắc Ninh is known as the center of production of traditional Vietnamese woodblock prints (Đông Hồ painting), which are sold throughout Vietnam in time for the Lunar New Year (Tết) celebrations.[17][18]

Hồ chicken (gà Hồ) is a breed originating in Bắc Ninh Province. Gà Hồ is a distinctly Vietnamese rare breed of chicken, familiar as a symbol in Vietnam. According to folklore, the chicken (particularly the roosters) have the five qualities of a man of honour: literacy, martial arts, physical strength, humanity and loyalty. The Gà Hồ rooster rising himself to welcome the sun is used as a symbol for the 3rd Asian Indoor Games, which were held in Vietnam from 30 October till 8 November 2009. The symbolism in the context of the AIGs is that the rising rooster is linked to the readiness of the sports industry of Vietnam to host this major event.

### Festivals

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List of festivals in Bắc Ninh Province:

Name of festival and conducted time | Location | Content

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Phật Tích Pagoda festival (4th of the first Lunar month) | Phật Tích commune, Tiên Du District | Worship: "Quan Âm" Buddha, and Emperor Lý Thánh Tông

Coming to Buddhist area, praying for happiness and prosperity.

Đồng Kỵ fire-cracker festival (the 2nd of the first Lunar month) | Đồng Quang ward, Từ Sơn | Worship: Thiên Cuồng Đế (Hùng Vương regime)

Coming here to pray for luck and happiness and also have wrestle competition.

Chap festival (4th of the first Lunar month) | Hoà Long commune, Bắc Ninh | Worship: Trường Hồng, Trường Hat

Competition: singing Quan Họ, and tug of war

Nga Hoàng Festival (7th of the first Lunar month) | Yên Giả commune, Quế Võ District | Worship: Linh Sơn, Mì Nướng

Offering The Elbow custom of boys and girls

Tam Sơn Pagoda festival (8th–12th of the first Lunar month) | Tam Sơn commune, Từ Sơn District | Worship: Buddha

Entertainment: Puppet-showing, cockfighting, earthenware pot shattering, quan họ singing

Bo Son festival (9th of the first Lunar month) | Khắc Niệm ward, Bắc Ninh | The festival of Quan Họ village
Lim festival (13th–15th of the first Lunar month) | Van Tuong commune, Tiên Du District | Entertainment: Singing folk songs, Tug of war, Human chess, Cockfighting ...
Bà Chúa Kho temple festival (14th of the first Lunar month) | Cổ Mễ village, Vũ Ninh ward, Bắc Ninh | Worship: Bà Chúa Kho

praying for happy and prosperity.

Diem festival | Viêm Xá village, Hòa Long commune, Bắc Ninh | Worship: Thanh Tam Giang, Nam Hải Đại Vương

Competition : Singing quan họ, to vie the ball with each other.

To Pagoda festival (18th–23rd of the first Lunar month) | Thái Bảo commune, Gia Bình District | Competition:

Reading prayer-book, wrestling, regatta, weaving.

Phu Luu festival (8th of the third Lunar month) | Tân Hồng ward, Từ Sơn | Worship: Tam Giang God

Competition: Singing folksong, chess, and wrestling ...

Đình Bảng village temple festival (12th–16th of the third Lunar moth) | Đình Bảng ward, Từ Sơn | Worship: God of mountain, God of river, and God of plants. Custom of sacrifice to the God Competition: wrestling, cockfighting
Đô Temple festival (14th-17th of the third Lunar month) | Đình Bảng ward, Từ Sơn | Worship: 8 Emperors of Lý Dynasty.

Custom: Coronation, Offering incenses.

Entertainment: Releasing pigeon, wrestling, cockfighting, singing folksongs

Kham festival (7th of the fourth Lunar month) | Gia Đông commune, Thuận Thành District | Worship: 3 totelary Gods.

Custom: Receive with consideration Lạc Long Quân to village temple praying for a good crop.

Entertainment: Wrestling, cockfighting, chess

Dâu Pagoda festival (8th of the fourth Lunar month) | Thanh Khương commune, Thuận Thành District | Worship: Pháp Vân statue

Custom: Pick up to pagoda, Offering incense, spaying Entertainment: stick dancing, dragon dancing ... Entertainment: Wrestling, cockfighting, chess

### Notable people

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* Kinh Dương Vương
* Cao Lỗ
* Lý Thái Tổ
* Lý Long Tường
* Lý Đạo Thành
* Thích Huyền Quang
* Nguyễn Văn Cừ
* Hoàng Quốc Việt[19]
* Hoàng Cầm
* Hồ Xuân Hương
* Lê Quang Đạo
* Lê Văn Thịnh
* Hoàng Anh Tuấn
* Trịnh Văn Vinh
* Phạm Văn Trà
* Trần Đức Thảo
* Hàn Thuyên
* Vũ Miên
* Vũ Trinh
* Vũ Ngọc Phan
* Nguyễn Du[20]
* Nguyễn Gia Thiều
* Kim Lân[21]
* Phạm Xuân Yêm[22]
* Đàm Thanh Sơn
* Xuân Hinh
* Tự Long[23]

## Education

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### Primary and secondary education

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Bắc Ninh's education system is divided into 5 categories: pre-primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.

Kindergarten is for children from 2 to 5 years old to form thinking skills (not all children must learn this level).

Primary school level is also called level I, starting at 6 years old. Level I consists of 5 grades, from grade 1 to grade 5. This is required for all students.

Secondary level education: Level II includes 4 grades, from grade 6 to grade 9. Students must learn various school subjects such as: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (grades 8 and 9), Biology, Technology, written language, History, Geography, Education Citizens, Foreign Language, Health and Parenting Music - Visual Arts.

In addition students have some information required such as: education outside the classroom on time, direction of education (grade 9) and use of school. To study the higher-level students participate in the examination enrollment.

Further secondary school: Level III consists of 3 grades, from grade 10 to grade 12. To graduate level III, students must participate in the graduation exam secondary school of education and training. Notable high schools in Bắc Ninh include Bắc Ninh High School for the Gifted, Thuận Thành No 1 High School, among others. Though the former schools are all public, private education is also available in Bắc Ninh.

Students who want to study in schools-public school must attend an examination of birth. The exam is held every year, by the Department of Education and Training of the local lead. At this level, students also study subjects similar to those in middle school. However, students in secondary school also take a number of other activities such as business and vocational.

### Higher education

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Bắc Ninh has universities and colleges, vocational training skill secondary schools and centres providing investors with labour sources suitable for demand of high technical qualifications of enterprises.

* Bắc Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports (UPES1)
* Kinh Bắc University
* Bắc Hà International University
* Vietnam Technical - Logistics People's Public Security University (T07/T36)
* Academy of Policy and Development
* Đông Á University of Technology
* Political Officer's University School

## International relations

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* Angola

The leader also expressed his wish to share the province's experience with Angola in investment promotion, contributing to fostering the friendship between the two peoples. They signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in forestry exploitation and processing, and the supply of construction workers in oil and gas to the African country.[24]

* Cambodia

Cambodia wants to tighten cooperation in many fields with Vietnam, including the northern province of Bắc Ninh, to deepen solidarity and friendship between the two countries. Cambodia will continue receiving Vietnam and Bắc Ninh Province's assistance in corruption prevention, meeting citizens and settlement of complaints and denouncements.

* South Korea

South Korean investment projects in northern Bắc Ninh province have greatly contributed to the development of the province's key industrial sectors.

* Laos

Bac Ninh province committed to helping Houaphanh province upgrade its infrastructure for agricultural production, mining and processing industries. Bắc Ninh will also help Houaphanh to build a primary school and grant scholarships to students from Houaphanh studying in Vietnam.

* Japan

The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Organization held a prayer for peace at Bắc Ninh Provincial Museum. A delegation from the ASEAN-Japan Centre visited Bắc Ninh on 24 October 2012 to learn about the investment environment in this northern province.

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ Kinh Bắc garrison.

### References

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1. ^ http://www.vietnamonline.com/culture/quan-ho-folk-singing-a-long-way-from-the-past.html Quan họ folk singing
2. ^ a b Biểu số 4.2: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng năm 2022 [Table 4.2: Current land use status in the Red River Delta in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
3. ^ Bắc Ninh tiếp tục phấn đấu thành thành phố trực thuộc Trung Ương sau sáp nhập
4. ^ a b c Bắc Ninh dự kiến còn 41 đơn vị hành chính cấp xã sau sắp xếp
5. ^ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Bắc Ninh năm 2018". Sở Kế hoạch và Đầu tư tỉnh Bắc Ninh. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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## Further reading

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### Bibliography

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* George Coedes. The Making of South East Asia, 2nd ed. University of California Press, 1983.
* Trần Ngọc Thêm. Cơ sở văn hóa Việt Nam (The Foundation of Vietnamese Culture), 504 pages. Publishing by Nhà xuất bản Đại học Tổng hợp TPHCM. Saigon, Vietnam, 1995.
* Trần Quốc Vượng, Tô Ngọc Thanh, Nguyễn Chí Bền, Lâm Mỹ Dung, Trần Thúy Anh. Cơ sở văn hóa Việt Nam (The Basis of Vietnamese Culture), 292 pages. Re-publishing by Nhà xuất bản Giáo Dục Việt Nam & Quảng Nam Printing Co-Ltd. Hanoi, Vietnam, 2006.
* Tập bản đồ hành chính Việt Nam (Vietnamese administrative maps), Nhà xuất bản Tài nguyên – Môi trường và Bản đồ Việt Nam, Hà Nội, 2013.
* Li Tana (2011). Jiaozhi (Giao Chỉ) in the Han period Tongking Gulf. In Cooke, Nola ; Li Tana ; Anderson, James A. (eds.). The Tongking Gulf Through History. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 39–44. ISBN 9780812205022.
* Li Tana, Towards an environmental history of the eastern Red River Delta, Vietnam, c.900–1400, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014.
* Samuel Baron, Christoforo Borri, Olga Dror, Keith W. Taylor (2018). Views of Seventeenth-Century Vietnam : Christoforo Borri on Cochinchina and Samuel Baron on Tonkin. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-501-72090-1.
* Nghị quyết số 723/NQ-UBTVQH15 về việc thành lập thị xã Thuận Thành và các phường thuộc thị xã Thuận Thành, thị xã Quế Võ và các phường thuộc thị xã Quế Võ, tỉnh Bắc Ninh.
* Phương án số 80/PA-UBND về việc tổng thể sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã tỉnh Bắc Ninh giai đoạn 2023–25.

### External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bac Ninh.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bắc Ninh Province.

* Bắc Ninh province official website (in Vietnamese)
* Cities Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region: Road Map Towards a Clean Air Plan for Bac Ninh, Vietnam Archived 21 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
* Check-in Bắc Ninh through six places from MV Bắc Bling (vi)
* Hòa Minzy's 1000m² manor in Quế Tân ward (vi)
* The nearly 800-year-old pottery village where Hòa Minzy filmed her MV Bắc Bling (vi)
* MV “Bắc Bling” gây bão toàn cầu: Nghệ sĩ nước ngoài ngỡ ngàng trước sắc màu văn hóa Việt (vi)

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