According to the reports of provincial Trade Unions at all levels, nearly 20,000 laborers have not yet come back to work.

Vietcombank Binh Duong on Feb. 26 held a conference for laborers. Accordingly, in the past year, the bank employees excelled their entrusted goals with the total capital mobilization of over VND4tril, lending turnover of VND12,697bil, lending outstanding loan of VND4,860bil, international payment turnover of US$948mil…

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda will travel to Vietnam from February 28 to March 2, as part of the final preparations for ADB's upcoming Annual Meeting, according to a news release.

Vietnam Report has released the first FAST500 - a list of 500 companies with the fastest growth rate in Vietnam.

From Feb. 18 to April 30, 2011, the Vietnam International Joint Stock Bank (VIB Bank) has launched a program themed “VIB-spring capital for businesses” with the special favors for exporters.

Binh Duong has many traditional craft villages in rural areas. The craft villages include lacquer, ceramics, girdle cake. To preserve and develop the craft villages, the industries need proper policies in the new period.

Ministry of Industry and Trade informs that there is possibility that electricity supply may fail to meet the demand although generating plants have been maximized.

A memorandum on project of environment protection in Bung Cu spring’s downstream was signed at the venue of Binh Duong People’s Committee hall by the trio of Department of Natural Resources and Environment Vice Director, Project Manager of State’s Management of province-level environment protection, and Tan Uyen District’s People’s Committee. The environment protection project in Bung Cu spring holds a major role in environment protection to enable sustainable development.

Currently, tours after Tet begin their peak season. Their prices have seen decrease compared to during Tet, but there have been the average increase by 10%-20% against the previous year.

The Vietnam International Furniture & Home Accessories Fair 2011 (VIFA 2011) will take place at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in HCM city’s district 7 from March 11 to 14, according to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA).

Early Feb.23, Binh Duong Lottery One-Member Co.Ltd. held a conference to sum up its trading activities in 2010 and design orientations, tasks for 2011.

Provincial Job Center introduced jobs to 4,800 laborers in February 2011. Among then, 3,308 have so far got jobs. The center also received 243 businesses registering to recruit 22,415 laborers.

Vietnam Airlines has launched a promotion programme for passengers traveling to Asian cities. 

In the first two months of 2011 Japan’s total registered investment capital in Vietnam has reached US$20.8 billion to rank third after Taiwan and the Republic of Korea, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). 

The third international coffee festival will be held in Buon Ma Thuot in the Central Highlands on March 12 – 15 with the participation of leaders of 20 embassies in Vietnam and Ministries of Trade & Industry, Trade and Agriculture as well as representatives from the world's biggest coffee producers. There will be an international seminar on coffee attended by foreign and local coffee firms.