Many decorations for Christmas have been sold in all streets even though there are two more weeks left to go. But, the market for Christmas this year has not yet got animated, due to a rise in the price of decorations and the “belt-tightening trend” from many households and businesses…

In early 2011, the whole province had 10,882 poor households with 44,405 people or 4.34% of total and 7,773 near-poor ones or 3.1% of total under the new poverty line between 2011 and 2015. Phu Giao district got the highest ratio of poor households at 12.43%, followed by Dau Tieng at 5.32%...

Early Dec.12, United International Pharma Co.Ltd. visited and presented gifts worth VND100mln (photo), including 120 gifts worth VND200,000 each and many other things, to disable children at provincial Vocational Training Center for the Disable in TDM town’s Phu Loi Ward.

Tan Uyen district Red Cross Society just held a summing up conference on local Red Cross movement 2011. Reportedly, social activity has been paid attention by donors and bodies at all levels. Program of granting scholarships to poor students has been maintained whilst models of capital and fertilizer assistance have helped 766 members develop household economy. Club for volunteers has contributed to activities including nutritious meals for the poor, charity house building and so on.

Provincial Labor Union has planned to organize many activities taking care of alien and poor workers during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. To know more about this, Binh Duong Daily had an interview with provincial Labor Union Chairman Nguyen Van Khuong.

The whole province has introduced jobs to 70,857 laborers, including 46,179 ones with new jobs in 2011, according to provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Provincial Job Center and Tan Uyen Vocational Training School yesterday co-held the 3rd Tan Uyen job transaction session

A well-known Australian inventor of Vietnamese descent has been selected to represent the New South Wales state for the ‘Australian of the Year’ Award.

Club of Volunteers sponsored by Red Cross in the grassroots have called upon help and sharing. They take sharing and happiness more serious than operation, thus, bringing joy to people in hardship.

The ministry launched an overall plan of the program for the 2011-2015 period and 3 projects for the 2011-2015 period. Ministries of Health, Trade and Industry and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor reported results of the 2006-2010 period and activities of the 2011-2015 period…

Under the movement of “War veterans helping each other in economic development”, Phu Giao district’s War Veterans Association has disbursed more than VND1.7bln in loan from many different sources for 224 households to develop homebased business this year. This has helped bring total loans under the management of the association to more than VND25bln with 1,666 borrowers…

Provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) yesterday held a ceremony to receive 180 TVs from Lien Viet Post Bank.

After a recent meeting with ILO Director General Juan Somavia on the sidelines of the ongoing 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO in Kyoto, Japan, Ms Chuyen asked the organization to work out specific employment programmes for young people to utilize their good health, intelligence and creativity. The ILO has created a wealth of opportunities for Vietnam to be involved in its activities, from policy making to implementing policies related to social welfare, including employment and poverty reduction, she said.

There is nothing to be sure that scripts on climate changes which are compiled by some individuals from an agency, are seen as solutions against adverse impacts of climate change.  The Mekong River Delta will be seriously affected by climate change

In 1998, Mr. Nguyen Trong Vinh decided to start his career in Binh Duong Province after leaving his birth place of Nghe An Province – a place of traditional revolutionary spirit but low resources for economic development.