From a purely agricultural province, Bac Ninh has risen strongly when receiving many billion-dollar projects, become a model in attracting foreign investment. The biggest turning point was the appearance of Samsung in 2008. After 14 years, of the total nearly 19 billion USD of investment capital of Samsung in Vietnam, the investment capital in Bac Ninh accounted for nearly half, reached more than 9.3 billion USD, positively contributed to the economic growth of the province.

Compulsory social insurance contribution rate to the pension fund; sickness, maternity fund; occupational accident, disease fund; unemployment insurance; health insurance for the employees and employers in 2022 (not in the public sector).

On April 15, 2022, the People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province issued the Plan No. 232/KH-UBND on the implementation of the housing rental support policy for the employees in Bac Ninh province with the aim of recovering, rapidly developing the production and business activities of the enterprises, ensuring the social security and life of the employees.

Entering 2022, many synchronous solutions have been implemented to ensure the source of supply, stabilize price of petrol and oil, food, foodstuff, maintain stable interest rate, exchange rates, etc. Along with the quick speed of vaccination, the epidemic has been basically controlled, create the foundation for the production and business activities to recover strongly in right the first quarter. Gross regional domestic product (GRDP) increased by 7.63%, it is expected that the growth momentum continues to promote in the second quarter and the whole year 2022.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ngo Tan Phuong has just signed and promulgated Plan No. 852/KH-UBND on the implementation of electronic invoices (HDDT) in Bac Ninh province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang sent a letter to enterprises in the province to encourage and call on enterprises to continue promoting the spirit of efforts, creativity, overcoming difficulties, accompanying the province’s development in 2022 and the following years.

Speaking at a meeting with South Korean enterprises on March 25 in north-central Thanh Hoa province, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said the country is Vietnam’s largest investor, with 9,223 projects and total capital of $78.6 billion as of the end of December 2021. The two countries are working to increase bilateral trade turnover to $100 billion by 2023 and $150 billion by 2030.

After 25 years of re-establishment, Bac Ninh province has the 8th largest economic scale out of 63 provinces and cities. The economic scale increased rapidly, the economic structure shifted towards industrialization and modernization, making Bac Ninh the growth pole of the Capital region and the Northern key economic region.

With a clear orientation and appropriate policies, taking advantage of the geographical position in the Northern key economic region, after 25 years (1997 - 2021), Bac Ninh has basically become an industrial province with the electronics industry, the high-tech industry becoming the leading industry.

From 01/01/2022 to 10/02/2022, Bac Ninh Industrial Zones Authority issued new investment certificates to 10 secondary investment projects with a total registered investment capital of USD 43.11 million, opening up a new year full of potentials and prospects. Specifically:

Tet is the feeling of reunion, happiness, welcoming a new year with beautiful, perfect, and full wishes...; Tet is the time when we look back together after a year of hard work, study and dedication; Tet is also the feeling of the community’s sharing and companionship to unlucky situations and fates...; The activities of the trade union to take care of workers on the occasion of Tet are the gifts, visits - encouragement, bus trips to take workers back their home for celebrating Tet, etc., though simple, but full of love, share.

At the Directive No. 02/CT-UBND, the Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee requested the agencies to have responsibility to coordinate with the Provincial Inspectorate in building the Inspection plan; strictly implement the Directive No. 20/CT-TTg dated May 17, 2017 of the Prime Minister on reorganizing the inspection activities for the enterprises.

On December 24, 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 120/2021/TT-BTC stipulating the collection rate of some fees, charges in order to support, overcome difficulties for those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

Experiencing a year with many fluctuations due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the enterprises in the province in 2021, Goertek Technology Vina Co., Ltd (Que Vo Expanded Industrial Park) had to face many difficulties and challenges in supply chains, commodity markets, workers’ health... But it determined that the goal of “dual task” is two important issues for the company, thus overcoming those negative impacts, Goertek Vina has concentrated all resources to maintain its production and business development, while strictly implementing the measures to prevent and control the epidemic, promoting the revenue growth.

In 2021, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that had negative impacts in many fields, profound and wide effects on the socio-economic development, Bac Ninh province made efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges, comprehensively completed the goals and tasks in all fields, became a bright spot of the whole country in terms of epidemic prevention and control and economic development, ensured the social security, maintained the social order and safety. That result was achieved due to the solidarity and unity in the entire Party Committee; emulative spirit to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the 20th Provincial Party Congress, practically celebrated 190 years of province establishment, 25 years of province re-establishment; focused and close direction of the Party committees at all levels, drastic management of the authorities at all levels, effective participation of the organizations and unions, active participation of the business community and people in the province. The following are 10 outstanding socio-economic events, achievements of Bac Ninh province in 2021:

I. DIRECTION OF ADMINISTRATION REFORM 1. Administrative reform plan - The Bac Ninh Industrial Zones Authority (Bac Ninh IZA) has issued the administrative reform plan for 2021 in accordance with the guiding document of the Provincial People's Committee; - The criteria of the plan have been closely directed by the Bac Ninh IZA and achieved 100% of the plan.

Bac Ninh Industrial Zones Authority presented at the Conference on Deployment of Work Tasks of bac Ninh Province in 2022

In 2021, Bac Ninh focused on effectively implementing the “dual goals” of preventing the pandemic and promoting socio-economic development. With the innovative, unprecedented solutions, Bac Ninh province’s socio-economic growth ranked 13th in the whole country in the context of complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, it affirmed the innovation in the leadership and management of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee.