The Republic of Korea’s Amkor Technology, Inc. will embark on the first-stage construction of its plant at Yen Phong II-C Industrial Park (IP) in the northern province of Bac Ninh in the first quarter of next year, said provincial authorities announced on November 5. ​

VOV.VN - Relevant agencies in Bac Ninh province, a former coronavirus hotspot in the north, have scrambled to cordon off residential areas in Que Vo district for contact tracing and testing after a cluster of COVID-19 infections were detected.

Samsung Electronics Co. will begin expanding the production capacity of foldable devices at its plant in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Ninh within the second half of this year, as reported by The Korean Economics Daily.

Leaders of Bac Ninh province and Samsung Vietnam on August 26 made a trip to evaluate the results of the two enterprises including Hanpo Vina Joint Stock Company and Thinh Vuong Manufacturing and Trading Co Ltd participating in the "domestic business improvement consulting programme".

VOV.VN - Two more COVID-19 patients in Vietnam died of severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19 infection, bringing the national fatality count to 86, the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on July 4 morning.

The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420 female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have been economically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the latest detection of a further 97 domestic COVID-19 infections on June 28 morning, with 62 recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the second worst-hit locality in the ongoing coronavirus wave.

VOV.VN - An additional 94 new domestic cases were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus by the Ministry of Health on June 20 evening, bringing the daily infection count to 311, with Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Giang province reporting the most infections at 137, and 96.

Vietnam’s national count of COVID-19 cases has crossed the milestone of 10,000 more than a month after the resurgence of the virus began in late April, wreaking havoc on multiple major industrial parks where thousands of factory workers have become infected.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of 139 fresh COVID-19 cases at midday on June 20, with 130 local transmissions, and 9 imported infections which were put into isolation upon arrival.