Bac Ninh, Dutch company work on logistics training
A signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province, the STC B.V from the Netherlands, and Tan Cang -STC Human Resources Development Co. Ltd, took place in the northern province on November 30.
Bac Ninh (VNA)🍰 – A signing ceremony fora Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the People'sCommittee of Bac Ninh province, the STC B.V from the Netherlands, and Tan Cang-STC Human Resources Development Co. Ltd, took place in the northern provinceon November 30.
The MoU will help with human resourcesdevelopment, education and training aligned with local socio-economic developmentgoals. It also aims for the development of the parties involved in consulting,training, recruitment, internship and human resources development in theport, logistics, and supply chain management industry of Bac Ninh.
☂ Chairwoman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen HuongGiang said Bac Ninh has a particular advantage in the development of trade andlogistics services with 16 industrial infrastructure projects that have beenput into operation and eight others under construction with a total area of 6,400ha.
Sofar, the Bac Ninh Industrial Zones Authority has granted licences to 24logistics projects covering over 260ha, with a total new and additional capitalof over 490 million USD, she added. Shealso committed all possible support to ensure that the MoU yields positiveresults./.
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At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
