To cater for local people in Lunar New Year 2011, mark the 81st anniversary of Vietnamese Communist Party (Feb. 3, 1930-2011) and to create emulation ambience for 2011, the provincial People’s Committee issued plans on holding activities for welcoming Party and Lunar New Year 2011.

According to Bui Manh Hung, team head of Machine Executing Company No.1 – the unit building main branch and bridge path in Lai Thieu area, said the project’s progress has so far reached about 95%. Earlier, in the end of Dec. 2010, the HCMC Transport Department and the Urban Traffic Management Unit No.3 opened two side branches of the Phu Long Bridge, connecting the HCMC’s district 12 and Binh Duong province’s Lai Thieu township.

The provincial steering board of new rural building program yesterday had a meeting with the local department of Agriculture and Rural Development to hear about draft of new rural building program in the 2010-2020 period. Based on the draft, the province strives to reach new rural criteria at 22 communes in the 2011-2015 period and at 4 out of 7 districts (Phu Giao, Dau Tieng, Ben Cat and Tan Uyen) in the 2016-2020 period.

Over 5,000 people are expected to participate in a blood donation program, “Chao Xuan Hong 2011” (Greeting Red Spring 2011) in Hanoi to collect some 2,000 units of blood and deal with a shortage of blood during the lunar New Year.

Representative of Sacombank’s trade union and staff visited and donated Tet gifts worth more than VND40mln, including 2 tons of rice, 200kg of sugar, 10 boxes of milk, 10kg of seasoning powder and VND10mln in cash, to the Chanh Phu Hoa Social Support Center in Ben Cat district (photo). The total cost of the donation was funded by Sacombank’s welfare fund and staff.

Phu Giao district’s Society for the Blind now has 58 members. Last year, the district’s Society for the Blind and Bank for Social Policy considered and disbursed VND70mln in loan for 8 poor households to develop homebased business.

To keep laborers after Tet, Poong In Vina Co., 100% Korean invested company, in Tan Uyen district’s Uyen Hung Township will grant Tet gift to immigrant workers, aside from Tet bonus. Besides, workers enjoy New Year greetings cards. After Tet, laborers bringing the cards to the company will enjoy a VND200,000 bonus.

 Beggars often operate at Lady Temple Under instruction of the provincial People’s Committee, the local sector of culture, sports and tourism just launched plans on stepping up inspection and management on festive season.

The provincial Cooperative Alliance just held a conference to report collective economy in 2010 and orientations for 2011. As of the end of 2010, the entire province had 3,038 cooperative teams, clubs with 53,508 members, 97 cooperatives of 43,764 members, and an increase of nearly 92% from the past year.

Phu Giao district is one of the province’s poorest localities with the rate of poor household accounting for 10% of total. Hence, the district has paid more attention to realizing policies on social welfare, making favorable conditions for the poor to rise up, especially bringing them a cozy and happy Tet…

The Trade Union of Ben Cat district-based Industrial Parks (IPs) has just held a conference to sum up its activities in 2010 and design orientations, tasks for 2011.

Early Jan.15, Kim Oanh Service-Trading-Construction Joint Stock Co. (JSC) visited and donated Tet gifts worth VND50mln, including cash, 350 sets of clothes, 100 boxes of milk, confectionary…, to children at the Que Huong Charity Center.

Late Jan.16, provincial Traffic Police Division’s Youth Union, in collaboration with TDM market’s Management Board, delivered 1,000 leaflets regarding the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting (FPF) to households and small traders at the market, raising their awareness of fire prevention and fighting, especially during the 2011 Tet festival. They also signed commitments to ensure safety about fire prevention and fighting during the 2011 Tet festival.

Late Jan.13, provincial Party Administration-Agencies Bloc’s Youth Union held a ceremony to launch the Year of Youth 2011 in the Binh Duong new city.