A variety of activities to promote the first Vietnam Study Encouragement Week will take place in 63 provinces and cities across the country from September 28 to October 2.

The Nguyen Dynasty has left the ancient Hue citadel as a relic which is recognized as the world cultural heritage and also invaluable treasures.

A meeting in response to the 2011 “Make the world cleaner” campaign took place at Uyen Hung residential area in Tan Uyen district on Sept. 20. With the theme of “Our living environment, our planet, our duty”, the meeting lured the participation of local leaders from departments, agencies, businesses, mass bodies and youths and unionists and students.  numerous youths and unionists involve in a parade in response to the 2011 “Make the world cleaner” campaign.

The provincial Youth Union yesterday held a meeting on perfecting a project of “Binh Duong volunteer youths involve in environmental protection for the 2011-2015 period”.

Hiep Thanh ward Elderly Society, the HCMC delegation of voluntary doctors, HCMC-based Thien Ban Temple’s volunteer delegation just offered a free health check-up and medicines for more than 600 poor people and elderly people in Hiep Thanh ward.  

 Under project of constructing 2,500 charity houses sponsored by Central Association for Vietnamese Youths, Binh Duong Province’s youths are contributing every brick to construct houses that warm other people’s hearts.

 Nearly 200 people gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for a “Night of Heart” held by the Green Age Association on September 17 to raise funds for Vietnamese children suffering from Agent Orange (AO) related heart disease.

However, the communal humanitarian blood donation board’s members arrive at local families to mobilize them as well as hold symposia on blood donation.

The provincial department of Fire Fighting and Prevention held the 2011 provincial Fire Fighting and Prevention Contest at Binh Duong New City on Sept. 17. Attending the event were 55 teams of more than 900 athletes who are employees, body guards and members of fire control teams from local economic sector.

Obeying regulations on traffic safety is considered as cultural behavior. This is also a message that “Youths and traffic culture” festive day has aimed at.

Attending trial courts of “law breaches during vehicle operation”, we are moved by the pains brought up to both plaintiffs and defenders. To promote traffic safety and happiness of families, Di An District’s youths have dispatched to propagate and call for law observation and saying no to alcoholic drinks.  A youth volunteer guides vehicle operators

Children from 9 to 15 have their first chance expressing themselves in People’s Committee session for the youths as organized by the Youth League at the venue of Binh Duong Junior College of Culture, Arts, and Tourism this September 17. Children delegates prepare themselves for a simulated People’s Committee session

 2.0 HIV treatment therapy, with better combination treatment regimens, cheaper and simplified diagnostic tools, and a low-cost community-led approach, has been piloted in Can Tho city and Dien Bien province. 

 The Australian Embassy in Hanoi has provided VND205 million (around AUD10,000) for a waste management project to support environmental conservation and eco-tourism development in Ba Be National Park in northern Bac Kan province. 

 The European Commission has chosen 35 Vietnamese students to receive Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year.