As many as 10,000 inmates will get parole ahead of schedule on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2). They will have the chance to rectify their wrongdoings and gain a better understanding of the State’s policy of leniency

The Charity Rice Pot Society yesterday granted gifts to poor families and disabled people in Thu Dau Mot town on the occasion of Vu Lan Festival 2011. As many as 200 gift packages, each worth VND250,000 were presented to the beneficiaries. The total money of the gift packages was nearly VND60mil.

Over the past years, the provincial Culture-Sport and Tourism Sector has made efforts to hold activities of art performance to cater for local people. Specifically, the sector held many art programs in welcome of the Party and New Year, 11th national party congress, the 9th provincial party congress and elections of the 13th NA and People’s Council at all levels…

Thu Dau Mot town Red Cross has so far set up one club for the volunteer and 24 supportive sub-societies and teams across communes, wards and schools with 449 members.

To commemorate 66th years of August Revolution and National Day, an exhibition was open at the province’s Culture Center. 104 photos and pictures in 60x80cm frames are valuable historical items recording all-time events of foundation and development of political organizations in Vietnam.

Army HQ in Tan Uyen District just held a meeting to sum up 5-year training which has bên in synchronous plans and guidelines. The local HQ had commanded 22 towns and communes to organize defensive units in their localities. The training course lasts from 2006 to 2010 with effective and in-depth training and organizing of local force in accordance with Ordinance on preparing soldiers and Law on people’s defensive forces.

The provincial Sponsor Society for Orphan, Disable People and Poor Patients and its branch in Phu Giao district jointly granted 21 bikes, each worth over VND1.4mil to local poor pupils on Aug. 22.

Implementing the Government’s instruction on the payment of electricity fees for poor families, the provincial authorities and functional agencies have excelled the regulation. One of the excellent localities in the work is Phu Hoa ward in Thu Dau Mot town.

A 10-year implementation of joint resolution No. 01/2001/NQLT on boosting the movement of all people protect national security in the new period, Ben Cat district has upheld general strength of all people to build effective models of national security, ensuring political security and social order.

Since the start of this year, the local Youth Union at all levels have held nearly 150 promulgations on HIV/AIDS, narcotic and social evil control and communication on reproduction health and population through talk shows, contests and training classes…

The Construction Ministry’s inspection delegation just worked with the provincial People’s Committee to announce result on construction planning inspection in the province for 2005-2010 period.

Under expansion and quality improvement, the movement of “All people unite to build cultural life” have upheld efficiency and reached remarkable results.

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The event is jointly organised by the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (JF), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Hoi An municipal People’s Committee.  There will be a wide range of activities within the framework of the three-day exchange featuring traditional poetry, dances and dresses of Japan.  An exhibition displaying activities of the previous eight programmes and a charitable concert will also take place. Kitamura Toshihiro, Japanese charge d’affaires in Vietnam, praised Hoi An’s thorough preparations of the event and highlighted the Vietnamese people’s assistance to help the Japanese people overcome the devastating consequences of the March earthquake and tsunami.  Many Japanese entrepreneurs had lived and run business in Hoi An since the 16th century and left their influence in the city up to now, he said, referring to Bridge pagoda, which was built by Japanese businessmen in the 17th century, as symbol of cultural exchange of the two countries.  The event, held in every August, receives support from many Japanese organisations and universities.

This is a useful playground, meeting laborers’ demand on spirit and body and helping increase labor capacity and improving businesses’ efficiency.