Actress Van Trang representing Vietnam won three prizes in the Miss ASEAN TV Charming beauty pageant 2011 which ended in HCM City on March 12.

After nearly one month of operation, a charity kitchen set up by Thien Hoa charity group at No.132/4, Ngo Quyen street, Lai Thieu ward, Thuan An town has always got crowded with lottery-buying children, vendors and many other poor people. In the afternoons, they have frequently come to the charity kitchen to enjoy free meals. Such free meals have actually contributed to share difficulties with poor people, especially in the period of prices on rise.

Early March 13, Thuan An town’s Youth Union and Trinh Hoai Duc high school co-held an enrollment consulting festive day for more than 500 pupils of the town-based high schools.

Phuoc Hoa Rubber Joint Stock Company (JSC), Phu Giao district’s Fatherland Front Committee and leaders of Phuoc Vinh township’s An Binh commune jointly held a ceremony to hand over 10 unity houses worth VND30mln each to needy households.

One of the significant events of the national Buddhism Propagation Seminar 2011 was the requiem ceremony themed “Lighting up candle for gratefulness” held at local Martyr’s Cemetery.

 Visitors enjoy pictures of Buddhism. One of the success activities in the national Buddhism Propagation Seminar 2011 was propagator training program. Buddhist believers joining the seminar enjoyed the most basic knowledge of Dharma to disseminate Buddhism thought to the community.

Dau Tieng Rubber Co.’s veteran society just received merit certificate from the Vietnam Veteran Association for its achievements in 2010. The society will strive to reach 100% of strong and clean sub-societies, over 97% of exemplary members.

The closing ceremony of the 2011 national Buddhism Propagation Seminar took place at Thanh Le Theatre on March 13. The 5-day seminar discussed many significant topics for the nation, social welfare and environment. Many initiatives and solutions would be implemented in the coming time. On behalf of the seminar organizing board, superior Buddhist monk Thich Tan Dat, vice head and general secretary of the Central Dharma Propagation Committee extended thanks to local Party and administration leaders for their support to the event’s success.

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Phuoc Hoa Rubber Joint Stock Company (JSC) has just forwarded its annual shareholder meeting for 2011.

Mr. Pham Van Tien, born in 1953, residing at An Linh Village of Phu Giao District, is famous for his self enrichment. “I send my words to people and to my comrades that we can be rich despite physical disadvantages,” said Mr. Pham Van Tien during our visit to him.

On the occasion of International Women Day commemoration, lecturer Le Thi Nga of Ho Chi Minh City School for Women Cadres addressed a speech on “Women role in promoting of national industrialization and modernization”

An art show of over 150 paintings on various materials is introduced along with the National Buddhism Mission Workshop 2011 hosted by Binh Duong Authority and Cultural Center for Buddhism.

Di An town Red Cross society in cooperation with Thai Tu Ltd. in Song Than IP1 yesterday held a humanitarian blood donation with the participation of 100 company employees.

The 2011 national Buddhism propagation seminar themed “Buddhism with the nation” took place at the provincial stadium on March 10 evening with the participation of superior Buddhist monk Thich Tri Quang, head of Central Dharma Propagation Committee Int’l Buddhism Commission, members of the Binh Duong Buddhism Executive Committee, Ha Van Nui, deputy chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Mai The Trung, the provincial party committee secretary and nearly 40,000 Buddhist followers from provinces and cities nationwide.