Vice Chairman Ngo Tan Phuong receives and works with Kenan Foundation Asia
(BNP) - On October 4, Mr. Ngo Tan Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received and worked with a delegation of Kenan Foundation Asia (Kenan) led by Mr. Richard Bernhard, Chief Representative.
Overview of the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Richard Bernhard said that Kenan is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Thailand, specializing in supporting businesses to improve their knowledge about social responsibility, capacity building for women, youth, education and training.
In 2024, Kenan proposed to implement a project to support vocational skills for students at 02 vocational colleges in Bac Ninh province. The Bac Ninh Industrial College has been implementing the project since May 2024. It has not yet been implemented at Bac Ha College of Technology due to issues with aid-receiving procedures. As a result, Kenan hoped to transfer the project fund that was expected to support Bac Ha College of Technology in 2024 (due to not being implemented) to Bac Ninh Industrial College for implementation in 2024.
Vice Chairman Ngo Tan Phuong receives and works with Mr. Richard Bernhard.
At the meeting, Mr. Richard Bernhard expressed his impression of Bac Ninh province’s development, especially the foreign investment attraction. He said that Kenan intends to develop long-term cooperation with Bac Ninh province in a variety of sectors such as environment, green transformation, green skills and gender equality. He hoped that the leaders of Bac Ninh province as well as provincial departments and branches would coordinate and support Kenan to effectively organize and implement projects in the area.
For his part, Vice Chairman Ngo Tan Phuong quickly informed about the socio-economic situation of the province, especially the situation of foreign investment attraction. Up to now, Bac Ninh has attracted about 2,400 FDI projects with a total capital of more than USD 29 billion, of which Thailand accounts for 6 of them. At the same time, he hoped that the Kenan would have projects related to modern technology to treat the environment of craft villages as well as projects on social security, especially the development of skills for workers.
Vice Chairman Ngo Tan Phuong presents Dong Ho folk paintings to Mr. Richard Bernhard.
On the other hand, he also said that Bac Ninh province has a policy and is very interested in the issues of green economy, green energy, and digital transformation. Therefore, Bac Ninh is always ready to accompany and coordinate with Kenan to organize projects related to the above fields.
Regarding the Kenan Organization's recommendations, the Vice Chairman assigned the Department of Planning and Investment as the focal point. Bac Ninh Industrial College continued to coordinate with the Kenan and must complete related documents and procedures within two months for submission to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and approval, Phuong added.
