After five months of operation, Thanh Phuoc Port (phase 1) invested by Thanh Phuoc Port Joint Stock Company (JSC) has gained positive results in business.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has approved the 2nd phase of the 2012 national trade promotion programme worth nearly VND35.5 billion.

During their recent visit to Laos, cadres and correspondents from Binh Duong Daily had an interview with Mr.Saythong Xayavong, Director of Champasak provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Around 800 foreign and domestic businesses will take part in the International Construction, Building Materials, Housing and Interior Decor Exhibition (Vietbuild 2012) in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-17.

Tan Uyen district’s Steering Board for Collective Economy, on August 31, cooperated with provincial Cooperative Alliance to organize the 2012 training course on collective economy for 300 members.

Vietnam will be the world’s third largest rice exporter in the next decade, after Thailand and India, Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on August 30.

Binh Duong was famous as a heroic land with glorious feats of arms during the resistance wars against foreign invaders. Currently, Binh Duong continues rising up with robust growth in industrial manufacture and makes contributions to the national state budget.

After five-year implementation of the National Industrial Promotion Program, Binh Duong has improved the role of industrial promotion to industrial facilities in the rural region. Industrial promotion now focuses on promoting industry and home craft in accordance with the local plans on socio-economic development, especially gives priority to programs that develop spearheading products and those for export.

The second Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change will take place in Hanoi from September 3-7.

The central Inspection Delegation, led by Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Le Ba Trinh, yesterday had a working session with Vinamit Joint Stock Company (JSC) in Ben Cat district on implementation of the campaign “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods”.

Binh Duong is surrounded by two big rivers, Sai Gon and Dong Nai. With its estuaries, including Thi Tinh river, canals of Ong Co, Ong Danh, Vinh Binh, Ba Hiep bridges…, Sai Gon river plays an important role in waterway traffic system and socio-economic development of the province. These potentials have fallen into oblivion for many years because of objective conditions.