Early March 9, Tran Thanh Liem, vice-chairman of provincial People’s Committee chaired a meeting on the implementation of the projects invested by Binh Duong Water Supply-Drainage and Environment One-Member Co.Ltd.

The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) held a seminar on the Global Competition Fund (GCF) in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen province, on March 9 for private businesses and non-State organisations.

The World Economic Forum honoured overseas Vietnamese entrepreneur Mitchell Pham as a Young Global Leader on March 9.

The provincial People’s Committee chairman Le Thanh Cung yesterday worked with leaders of Singapore’s Song Hong Real Estate Management Company to discuss investment in housing for workers of VSIP II.

Dau Tieng Rubber Corporation has over time taken good care of the spiritual and material lives of laborers, especially female ones.

Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Chairman Le Thanh Cung is surveying investment orientations of some constructional projects in Tan Uyen District locating in major roads and urban-infrastructure projects. The survey will help PPC to decide specifically for each project.

On March 7 a forum was held in Hanoi for women entrepreneurs to meet, exchange experiences and seek ways to overcome difficulties and achieve sustainable development in the future.

Binh Duong real estates market is being promoted in the event of ground-breaking the construction of concentrated Center of Administration and Politics in 2010.

Work started in Tra Vinh on March 7 on a cable-stayed bridge that will connect the Mekong delta provinces of Tra Vinh and Ben Tre.

After Tet 2011, prices of many essential products are on the rise whilst price increase of gas and electricity make goods and service prices surge along, impacting badly on low incomers’ life.

Enterprises are finding ways out of the burden caused by power cut every 1 or 2 days per day so as to maintain manufacturing.

The Binh Duong Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (Becamex IDC), on March 4, forwarded the staff conference 2011, reviewed its activities in 2010 and approved orientations for 2011.

Pham Van Rong, deputy head of provincial Plant Protection Department made the statement after his periodical inspection tour to the safe vegetable-growing group in Ben Cat district’s Tan Dinh commune. Currently, this area has nearly 40 households getting involved in the safe vegetable-growing model with a total farming land of 5 ha and it is expected to be expanded to 6.8 ha.

 Department of Transportation Director Dam Trong Cuong informs that Tax Vinasun is the first in the list asking for fare adjustment for the first 30km of 4-seat taxi from VND 11,500 a km to VND 12,700 and from VND 12,000 to VND 13,500 for 7-seat taxi. As for more than 30km trips, the fare is asked to be increased from VND 9,500 to VND 10,500.

Long Nguyen Rubber Plantation under Dau Tieng Rubber Corporation now manages and tends more than 2,400 ha of rubber trees.