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Imprints of foreign affairs activities of Hai Duong province leaders

PV January 28, 2025 08:22

2024 is a year that leaves a strong mark on the leaders of Hai Duong province, especially the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, in foreign affairs activities.

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2024 is a year that leaves a strong mark on the leaders of Hai Duong province, especially the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, in foreign affairs activities. These activities contribute to connecting and promoting multi-faceted exchanges, especially investment promotion, contributing to boosting the province's economic growth to reach double digits.

STRENGTHENING COORDINATION BETWEEN PARTIES

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In 2024, Hai Duong has carried out extensive foreign affairs activities in the spirit of building and developing a comprehensive and modern Vietnamese foreign affairs and diplomacy imbued with the "Vietnamese bamboo" identity of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The province's foreign affairs programs, especially those of the provincial leaders, are implemented in accordance with Conclusion No. 71/KL/TW of the Politburo dated February 16, 2024 on a number of major tasks and solutions to implement the foreign affairs policy of the 13th National Party Congress; closely following the province's plans on the Cultural Diplomacy Strategy to 2030, especially the Plan of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on "Strengthening the leadership of the Party, improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy in the new situation".

Foreign affairs activities are conducted bilaterally and multilaterally, comprehensively on all three pillars: Party foreign affairs, State foreign affairs and people's foreign affairs; from political, economic, cultural activities...

In June 2024, during an investment promotion trip to South Africa, Comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the provincial delegation worked with representatives of the African National Congress (ANC).

At the meeting, the Vietnamese side shared information about Party building work, the policies and leadership of the African National Congress for the socio-economic development of South Africa; the close comradely relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party of Vietnam, and effective cooperation programs between the two parties and two states in recent years.

Đồng chí Bí thư Tỉnh uỷ Hải Dương Trần Đức Thắng trao đổi thông tin với Đại sứ Việt Nam tại Nam Phi Hoàng Sỹ Cường
Hai Duong Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang exchanged information with Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Sy Cuong
Đồng chí Trần Đức Thắng, Uỷ viên Trung ương Đảng, Bí thư Tỉnh uỷ Hải Dương trao đổi thông tin với các đồng chí Uỷ viên Trung ương Đảng ANC
Comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, exchanged information with members of the ANC Party Central Committee.
Đồng chí Trần Đức Thắng, Uỷ viên Trung ương Đảng, Bí thư Tỉnh uỷ làm việc với các đồng chí Uỷ viên Trung ương Đảng ANC
Comrade Tran Duc Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, worked with comrades of the Party Central Committee of the African National Congress.
Đồng chí Bí thư Tỉnh uỷ Hải Dương Trần Đức Thắng thông tin khái quát tình hình phát triển kinh tế – xã hội của Hải Dương
Hai Duong Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang informed about the socio-economic development situation of Hai Duong.

Also during this working session, on June 19 and 20, the delegation of Hai Duong province visited and worked at FREMILO Party School (Mozambique).

Speaking at the working session with representatives of the African National Congress Party and the FREMILO Party School (Mozambique), comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, informed and shared experiences on Party building, leadership of socio-economic development of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and achievements of Vietnam in recent times.

The two sides agreed to report to the leaders of the two Parties and the two States that in the coming time, they will increase delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, possibly online, to share information, experience, and theories on party building, and many other issues of mutual concern to the two parties.

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Working group exchanges information at the Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique
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Many cooperation contents and programs between Hai Duong and Mozambique have been established.

Continue to encourage friendly relations, cooperation and exchanges between political and social organizations of the two parties, contributing to enhancing understanding between the people of the two countries, building a young generation of solidarity and mutual support...

FRIENDSHIP

The warm reception of international delegations in Hai Duong has contributed to strengthening the friendly and close relationship between the two sides.

Typically, on the morning of October 16, at the Provincial Party Committee headquarters, comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee received comrade Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam.

At the meeting, Hai Duong Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang shared the difficulties that Cuba is overcoming and affirmed that with the special affection and relationship between the two countries and two peoples, Hai Duong is always ready to cooperate and share development experiences with Cuban localities, especially in the province's strong areas.

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Hai Duong Provincial Party Secretary talks with Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen
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The Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam hopes that Hai Duong will have many programs and activities, contributing to new steps in the friendship and development cooperation between the two countries.
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Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang and the Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam have reached a high consensus on the idea that Hai Duong will establish a sister province with a Cuban province to cooperate in development.

Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang hopes that Ambassador Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen will continue to be a bridge for Hai Duong and Cuban localities to have more cooperative activities, support and make practical and effective contributions to fostering the traditional solidarity and special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.

Comrade Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen sincerely thanked the province for its special affection, hoping that Hai Duong will have many programs and activities, contributing to new steps in the friendly relationship and development cooperation between the two countries.

Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang and the Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam agreed on the idea of ​​Hai Duong forming a sister province with a Cuban province to cooperate in development and emphasized the early implementation of this.

In early March 2024, Mr. Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, had a working trip to Vientiane (Laos).

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On March 7, in an atmosphere of special friendship and solidarity, comrade Le Van Hieu and his counterpart Bun Son Phet la Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Vientiane province, discussed and agreed on a number of cooperation contents between the two twinned provinces of Hai Duong - Vientiane in the coming time.

The two provinces are expected to sign a cooperation document at an appropriate time to promote the implementation of cooperation programs between the two localities in the coming time, such as: creating conditions for Party agencies, authorities and organizations of the two sides to exchange delegations, learn from each other's experiences, help each other in Party and government building, and foster professional skills of cadres; cultural exchanges, and participation in major cultural events and festivals in the two localities.

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Comrade Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Hai Duong province and his counterpart Bun Son Phet la Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vientiane Provincial People's Council discussed and agreed on a number of cooperation contents between the two localities.
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Leaders of the two provinces exchanged souvenirs.

The two sides agreed to allow relevant sectors of the two provinces to exchange information on the investment environment, potentials, and strengths, creating favorable conditions for investors of each side to easily access information and support investors and businesses in the process of operation. Strengthen exchanges, improve professional skills and help each other in investment, trade, and technology. Promote cooperation in agriculture, health, justice, and youth work.

The two sides created favorable conditions to promote exchange activities, cooperation, and experience sharing in culture, arts, sports, and tourism, and to build tourism promotion programs to attract tourists from Vientiane to Hai Duong and vice versa...

ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY HIGHLIGHTS

During working sessions, whether abroad or in the province, provincial leaders and representatives of departments and branches introduced and discussed the socio-economic development situation; introduced investment promotion policies, the development situation of industrial parks and clusters in Hai Duong province. Introduced the advantages of investing in Hai Duong in terms of transportation, labor resources, etc. The province's attractive incentive policies for foreign investors in terms of taxes, land use fees; support for investment in infrastructure construction, etc.

The provincial leaders also expressed Hai Duong's desire to attract investment, emphasizing that the province prioritizes attracting projects using high technology, clean technology, and environmentally friendly technology, projects with large investment capital, capable of creating competitive products, with a large export proportion in the international market, and at the same time making a large contribution to the provincial budget.

In the field of trade, the provincial leaders requested Vietnamese embassies, organizations and business associations in other countries to support connection and promotion activities to export key agricultural products, handicrafts, OCOP products of Hai Duong province and other potential products to foreign markets...

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Typically, on October 22, during the working program in Europe, the delegation of Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee led by Comrade Tran Duc Thang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, had a working session with the Mayor of Rivas-Vaciamadrid City (Spain).

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Leaders of the two localities exchanged information at the meeting.
Các đồng chí lãnh đạo tỉnh Hải Dương và lãnh đạo TP Rivas-Vaciamadrid thống nhất sẽ tăng cường giao lưu văn hoá, hợp tác đầu tư trong thời gian tới
Leaders of Hai Duong province and Rivas-Vaciamadrid city agreed to strengthen cultural exchanges and investment cooperation in the coming time.

Receiving and working with the delegation of Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, Ms. José Masa, Mayor of Rivas - Vaciamadrid City and her colleagues introduced to the delegation projects on artificial intelligence, urban development, energy management and sustainable environment that the city and businesses are interested in and can provide technical support to Hai Duong in the coming time.

At the meeting, leaders of the two localities agreed to enhance cultural exchange and investment cooperation, especially in the field of urban energy management and solar energy system development to improve efficiency, sustainable development and environmental protection.

On October 24, also during the working program in Europe, Comrade Tran Duc Thang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Delegation worked with the Czech Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting, Comrade Tran Duc Thang highly agreed with the proposal of the Czech Chamber of Commerce and affirmed that Hai Duong province is ready to welcome projects that the two sides can cooperate with in the coming time. These are the Skoda car assembly project (owned by Volkswagen Group) and the Nurse Training Project to work in the Czech Republic. Regarding the Skoda car assembly project, the province also welcomed leaders of the Wolkswagen Group and Thanh Cong Group for a site survey.

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In late October and early November, a working delegation from Hai Duong province led by comrade Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, worked with leaders of Foshan City, Guangdong Province; Shenzhen City (China).

Working with the Shenzhen City Business Association, comrade Le Van Hieu said that the province is currently focusing on directing the acceleration of administrative procedure reform to attract foreign investors. For Chinese enterprises in general as well as Shenzhen enterprises, Hai Duong is calling for investment in the fields of agriculture, health care, and education.

Along with complying with Vietnamese law, Hai Duong hopes that when businesses invest in Hai Duong, they will pay more attention to workers and laborers with salaries higher than the average of the province.

Đồng chí Lê Văn Hiệu, Phó Bí thư Thường trực Tỉnh ủy, Chủ tịch HĐND tỉnh, Trưởng Đoàn Đại biểu Quốc hội tỉnh Hải Dương làm việc với Hội Liên hiệp Doanh
Comrade Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Hai Duong province worked with the Shenzhen City Business Federation.
Đoàn công tác của tỉnh Hải Dương thăm, khảo sát tại nhà máy của Tập đoàn Mona Lisa, TP Phật Sơn
Delegation from Hai Duong province visited and surveyed the factory of Mona Lisa Group, Foshan City
Đồng chí Phó Bí thư Thường trực Tỉnh ủy Lê Văn Hiệu cùng đoàn công tác tỉnh Hải Dương khảo sát nhà máy xử lý rác thải của Công ty CP Môi trường Grand Bl
Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Hieu and the delegation of Hai Duong province surveyed the waste treatment plant of Grand Blue Environment Joint Stock Company.

At the meeting with the leaders of Hai Duong province, the leaders of Foshan City, Guangdong Province said that through research, they found that Hai Duong has abundant human resources and preferential policies to attract investment that are of great interest to Foshan City's enterprises. With strengths in various types of technology and concentrated industries, this is a condition for cooperation and support between Foshan City and Hai Duong Province to exploit each other's potential markets.

Comrade Le Van Hieu hopes that the leaders of Foshan City will be a bridge to help the city's businesses learn about and invest in Hai Duong, especially businesses investing in electric vehicles, which is the strength of Foshan City...

Previously, from April 20-27, the provincial delegation led by Mr. Trieu The Hung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, promoted investment and trade in Australia and New Zealand. From July 22-31, Mr. Trieu The Hung, Chairman of the Hai Duong Provincial People's Committee, visited and promoted investment in three countries: Germany, Austria and Italy.

The overseas business trips of the provincial leaders have important and practical significance in strongly and effectively promoting investment and trade attraction connections, contributing to enhancing the relationship between Vietnam and other countries in general, and between Hai Duong province and provinces and cities in other countries in particular.

In 2024, a number of survey delegations from foreign enterprises came to Hai Duong to learn. A typical example is the working and survey by the leaders of Foshan City (China) in November 2024, shortly after the working trip of the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Hieu.

OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HUMAN RESOURCES QUALITY

Strengthening cooperation in training to improve the quality of human resources for the province is one of the goals of many overseas trips of provincial leaders.

During the visit and work in China in late October and early November 2024, the delegation of Hai Duong province led by comrade Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, surveyed the training and joint training activities at the Future Science and Technology Academy under Shenzhen University of Science and Technology; visited and surveyed vocational training activities at Foshan College of Science and Technology and Vocational Training in Foshan City, Guangdong Province (China).

In discussions with the above schools and academies and representatives of the Shenzhen Young Entrepreneurs Association, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Hieu hoped that in the coming time, the units would strengthen connections, invite businesses with experience in the field of education and vocational training that have successfully operated in China and experts to Hai Duong to survey, share and exchange experiences in vocational training activities.

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Comrade Trieu The Hung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Duong province, worked with the Embassy of Vietnam in the Republic of Austria in July 2024.

During his working trip to Australia, Comrade Trieu The Hung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, also expressed Hai Duong's desire to attract Australian schools to Hai Duong or cooperate between the two sides in student exchange. From there, it will create a high-quality human resource that can be exported to Australia or provided to Australian companies operating in Vietnam...

ACTIVE CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

In 2024, the province actively coordinated with Quang Ninh and Bac Giang provinces to complete the scientific dossier of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son and Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscape Complex to submit to UNESCO in January 2024. After that, the ICOMOS dossier appraisal delegation was welcomed; the dossier was supplemented and completed according to the requirements of the ICOMOS expert delegation.

During working trips to Europe, provincial leaders asked ICOMOS experts from other countries to research and support the scientific dossier of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son and Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscape Complex to be honored as a world heritage site.

During the year, activities to promote and link cultural diplomacy with political diplomacy and economic diplomacy; to promote the image of the country, people and culture of Vietnam were stepped up. Some specific activities: participating in welcoming the delegation of Suwon City (Korea) to attend the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival; providing Hai Duong tourism publications in foreign work programs; sending an art performance group to attend the Hwaseong Cultural Festival of Suwon City (Korea); attending the Autumn Colors Festival in Foshan City (China)...

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT - GREEN GROWTH

During the investment promotion process, provincial leaders expressed their hope that in the coming time, the province will attract projects using high technology, clean technology, and environmentally friendly technology; and receive support in transferring modern waste treatment technology...

Đồng chí Bí thư Tỉnh ủy Trần Đức Thắng, và các đồng chí trong Đoàn công tác trao đổi với lãnh đạo Tập đoàn Royal HaskoningDHV
Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang and other members of the working delegation exchanged with leaders of Royal HaskoningDHV Group.

Typically, on October 28, the Hai Duong Provincial Delegation led by Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang worked with Royal HaskoningDHV Group (Netherlands). This is a consulting group for the Dutch Government in selecting wastewater treatment projects in developing countries for non-refundable construction aid.

At the meeting, the leaders of Royal HaskoningDHV Company gave an overview of the criteria and conditions of the projects to be considered for aid by the Dutch Government; the objectives, commitments on quality, sustainable development and environmental protection.

In 2007, Royal HaskoningDHV Group advised the Dutch Government to provide non-refundable aid to Hai Duong province to invest in the construction of Cam Thuong Water Plant under the ORET Program with a total cost of more than 8.5 million EURO. The project was completed and put into operation in April 2011 with the quality of the exploited water source and treated water always meeting the prescribed standards, well serving the clean water needs of Hai Duong city.

Hai Duong has completed the dossier to send to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to propose the construction of a wastewater collection and treatment system for urban areas in Chi Linh City, Kinh Mon Town, Gia Loc, Cam Giang and Nam Sach districts using non-refundable aid from the Dutch Government and the provincial budget. The project will also be consulted by Royal HaskoningDHV for the Dutch Government to consider granting non-refundable aid under the DRIVE program...

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During his working trip to China, Mr. Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, also visited Grand Blue Environmental Joint Stock Company in Foshan City. Grand Blue Environmental Joint Stock Company has 35 waste treatment and power generation plants across China.

Comrade Le Van Hieu hopes that the company's leaders will soon survey and invest in building a number of waste treatment plants to generate electricity in Hai Duong, contributing to environmental protection and creating opportunities for Hai Duong's green economic development.

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According to the report of the Provincial Police, as of November 15, 2024, there were 19 delegations and 79 turns of officials and civil servants of the province going abroad for the purpose of promoting investment, attending seminars, sightseeing, and tourism.

The Provincial People's Committee has allowed about 20 foreign delegations to work with departments and branches at the request of the units.

Promoting cultural exchange, people-to-people exchange, youth exchange, agreeing to carry out many forms of exchange and cooperation in economics, trade, science and technology, education, culture, sports, tourism, agriculture and other fields (excluding military and local defense fields)... are the cooperation contents that Hai Duong has agreed and implemented in the past time.

At the meetings, a number of memorandums of understanding to enhance cooperation and friendly exchanges were signed. Thereby promoting common prosperity and development, deepening and strengthening cooperation between Hai Duong and localities in neighboring countries.

These are the "sweet fruits" from the business trips of the leaders of Hai Duong province in the past year, contributing positively to the overall development of the province, especially in the economic and cultural fields.

Images of some working sessions of Hai Duong province leaders in foreign affairs activities in 2024

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