Implementing a program concerted by local Youth Union and local department of Natural Resources and Environment, Binh Duong youths conducted activities of environment protection effectively. With plentiful and various forms combined between promulgation work and significant activities, environmental protection activities of youths and unionists have created a good effect for the society and the public, contributing to local socio-economic development.

In the first half of this year, Binh Duong placed jobs for 30,927 laborers, reaching 77% of yearly plan. Besides, the provincial department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and local Industrial Parks’ Management Board and VSIP management board newly granted 2,659 labor licenses to foreign laborers as well as 8,086 labor books to others.

The provincial People’s Committee vice chairman Nguyen Van Hiep chaired a meeting with the local Union of Technology-Science Associations to hear about reports of the union’s results and activities done over time.

Lately, Dong Nam College for Economics and Technology, in collaboration with provincial Job Center and companies in and out of the province, organized the first job festival for students and laborers.

Do Van Trung was born in 1945 and now resides at quarter 5, Dau Tieng township, Dau Tieng district. Unfortunately, he met with a traffic accident when selling lottery tickets on road. After more than one month of receiving medical treatment at the Cho Ray Hospital, his family had to take him to provincial General Hospital because of not having enough money for further treatment.

Ben Cat district has just donated five unity houses worth between VND20mln and VND31mln each to five poor houses of Do Thi Phuong at hamlet 3, Tan Hung commune; Van Quang Hung at An Loi hamlet, Hoa Loi commune; Nguyen Thi Loan at An Thanh hamlet, An Tay commune; Le Kim Phuong at An Son hamlet, An Dien commune and Huynh Van Thanh at Trang Lon, Long Nguyen commune.

  Members of provincial Businesswomen’s Club at a ceremony handing over the compassionate house for a poor household in Tan Uyen district   Since its inception of 2004, provincial Businesswomen’s Club has made substantial activities for its members and needy people. It is also a place for women being good at business with merciful heart.

Provincial Red Cross Societies at all levels over time mobilized their members to make environmental hygiene, clear canals…with a total value of doing these works at more than VND658mln. They also mobilized 4,480 people to get involved in voluntary blood donation.

Provincial vice-chairman Nguyen Hoang Son had a meeting with provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) and provincial Department of Finance to hear a plan on visiting and presenting gifts to policy beneficiaries on War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27.

 The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) Joint Venture Company, on July 3, donated VND10mln to Que Huong Charity Center (photo).

Ben Cat district’s Division of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in collaboration with An Tay commune, donated a gratitude house to Do Thi Sam at Lo O hamlet, An Tay commune, Ben Cat district.

As many as 71 “thuy mac” (ink-and-wash) paintings on Vietnam’s land and people are on display in Hanoi to celebrate the capital’s millennium anniversary and raise fund for the poor.

Phu Giao district Women Union just honored 32 typical families for the period of 2006-2010. Implementing the Instruction 49/CT-TU on ‘family building in industrialization and modernization period’, the district women union at all levels have over the past 5 years launched and promulgated family standards of wealth, equality, advancement and happiness.

The National Folk Music Festival 2010 was held in central Da Nang city from June 22 to 27 on the 1,000th Thang Long-Ha Noi anniversary.

Losses to drought are mounting daily in central Vietnam. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has made an urgent report to the Prime Minister on July 1.