For the national target on new rural construction implemented well, the local authorities at all levels have always attached special importance to the propaganda work. Province-based press agencies have teamed up with sectors and departments to speed up dissemination of information about the program.

Binh Duong provincial Customs Department has just organized the first dialogue with South Korean businesses, in attendance of Dong Ook Byun, the South Korean Consulate General in HCM city, Lee Jong Boe, Chairman of Binh Duong-based South Korean Business Association together with more than 70 representatives from South Korean businesses.

Addressing the Vietnam ICT Summit 2013 in Hanoi on June 20, Dung noted the special attention the government devotes to building national ICT infrastructure as a way of increasing economic competitiveness and supporting education-training reforms.

So far, South Tan Uyen Industrial Park (IP) under South Tan Uyen IP Joint Stock Company has lured 84 investment projects, including 27 FDI projects and 57 domestic ones with total investment capital of VND1.424trillion and US$250mln. There are now 48 projects in operation, creating jobs for more than 1,500 laborers while the remainders are under construction.

As of May, 2013, the province saved over 54mil kWh of electricity, over 3mil kWh was from public lighting and over 35mil kWh from industrial production.

As a center of Ben Cat district, My Phuoc township has reached a robust growth in the trade-service sectors. Along with industrial manufacture, trade-service sectors are creating a driving force for the township’s breakthroughs.

In the coming time, Ton Dong A will accelerate diversification of products to meet market demand by opening one more new plant with a capacity of 200,000 tons of iron products per year at Dong An II IP, becoming an iron producer leading in Vietnam.

Implementing the provincial party committee’s action program on rural areas, agriculture and farmers, Phu Giao district party committee delivered a Plan No.29-KH/HU on launching and disseminating the program to local authorities and people.

Early June 17, Schoeller Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Vietnam Ltd.Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of its factory for the second phase in the Dong An 2 Industrial Par k, which is located in the provincial Industrial-Service-Urban Complex (photo).

Binh Duong has recently lured a lot of investment projects in the high-tech and auxiliary industries. Since early this year, many high-tech investment projects have been put into operation in the province with great competitiveness.

Talking about Hiep An, many think of Dai Nam tourism site where attracts numerous visitors. Nearing the tourism site are coffee shops luring many clients. Many clients said that coffee shops in Hiep An have beautiful architectural styles.