Poor sisters enjoy assistance from Lai Thieu ward Women Society.

Along with its economic structure shift towards the reduction of agricultural proportion and the growth of industry-service proportions, Tan Uyen district has always paid attention to giving vocational training to rural laborers to create a workforce at society’s demand, contributing to generating jobs and increase laborers’ income.

 The US chemical companies that supplied Agent Orange/dioxin for the US army to spray in Vietnam should take responsibility for the damage they caused to the Vietnamese people, especially the second and third generations that are still suffering from dioxin-related diseases.

Binh Duong last year opened 48 vocational training classes for 1,266 laborers with many different skills: sewing, how to grow rubber trees and tap their latex, hairdressing, motorbike repair…The total expense for these classes was estimated at more than VND1.2bln.

A delegation of physicians from Cho Ray Hospital and provincial General Hospital yesterday provided free cataract surgery to more than 150 poor patients with a total expense of more than VND120mln, funded by businesses and donors across the province (photo).

150 diplomats and their families from ASEAN embassies in Switzerland gathered at the headquarters of the Indonesian embassy in Bern on July 30 for an “ASEAN Family Day”.

The 6th puppetry and 2nd folk game festival took place at HCMC on July 28 and 29.

The whole country now has 53 million people of working age, about 1,300 colleges, vocational training schools and over 1,000 other facilities involving in vocational training. However, the quality of vocational training has yet to meet international standards and curriculum has yet to suitable to market.

The whole society should join hands to care for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, said Minister of National Defence, General Phung Quang Thanh. 

 During this year’s annual event, held by Cargill Vietnam Co. Ltd since 1996, there are art performances, traditional games, and an auction of agricultural products to raise funds for charitable activities.

It is known that An Son commune in Thuan An town has always excelled at realizing the State’s regular support policies for 239 social policy beneficiary families.

Since early this year, Dat Cuoc commune in Tan Uyen district has received and granted salaries, saving books and Tet money for social policy beneficiaries with more than VND260mln; granted 45 health insurance cards for those who enjoy the State’s allowances, retired officials and veterans…

Despite the common difficulties, Binh Duong’s FDI attraction in the first seven months of 2011 reaped positive results, showing that Binh Duong has still an attractive destination for investors.