By March 31st, pollution ratio at Ba Bo channel (at borderline of Binh Hoa commune, Thuan An district, Binh Duong province and Binh Chieu ward, Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh city) has reduced than last year. However, pollution is still heavy in the area as concluded by province’s leaders after their inspection on March 29th.

Phu Loi ward Public Security and members of Thu Dau Mot town anti-crime club yesterday conducted a raid to arrest 2 robbers who snatched bag of a woman leaving Nam Viet Bank’s Binh Duong branch.

Di An District’s Red Cross has just coordinated with Cho Ray Hospital’s Blood and Transfusion Center to receive 171 blood units from 200 donators who are members of Red Cross grassroots in the locality. To the end of 2010, Di An district is to organize other 6 occasions of blood donation to supply blood to hospitals.

Chanh Phu Hoa Investment-Construction Joint Stock Co. organized a ceremony to open the 3,000 sq.m-burial area for Vietnamese heroic mothers in the Binh Duong Cemetery Park.

TDM town Women’s Union collected more than VND600mln from the campaign of “the Day for Poor Women” in the first three months of this year, getting 528% of the target entrusted by provincial Women’s union. The result expressed the efforts of the town Women’s Unions at all levels, contributing to helping the local poor women rise up.

The Youth Union of Lai Thieu township in Thuan An district kicked off a healthy youth festive day with participation of nearly 100 youths.

The Youth Union of Binh Hoa commune in Thuan An held a singing contest to celebrate the Youth Month 2010.

Thanks to provincial authorities’ timely attention and instruction, the activities for women’s advancement herein achieved many positive results last year.

Morning of March 30th, operational board of Binh Duong Buddhism Association solemnly organized an open ceremony of Buddha in Nirvana statue and Binh Duong school of Buddhism. Attending the ceremony was Party Secretary of provincial Party’s Committee Mai The Trung, province’s Chairman Nguyen Hoang Son, and representatives from sectors, agencies, National Buddhism Center, and followers from provinces.

 Fifty foreign art troupes from 25 countries registered to take part in Festival Hue 2010 as announced by the Hue Festival Centre on March 30.

 Early March 31, provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened a training course on the Law against Family Violence, the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on Marriage and Family.

Binh Duong province has offered multiple measures to resolve policies for laborers and employees to successful enterprises as well as risky enterprises that “disappeared” together with their debts and allowances.

Nguyen Van Hang, director of Thanh Le Culture Park said in 2009 and the first 3 months of 2010 the park welcomed more than 1.5mil tourist arrivals with total revenue of about VND11bil. The park has so far had service activities of Water Park, swimming pool, football ground, and restaurant and so on.

The local department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs yesterday held a summing-up ceremony of ‘For women’s advancement’ activity 2009 and set out action plans for 2010. In the past year, activities of ‘For women’s advancement’ reached remarkable results. Accordingly, over 45,000 laborers enjoyed jobs, 62% of which were for women, over 4,000 poor women accessed loans, over 70,000 sisters enjoyed illiteracy elimination and so on.

Buddha in Nirvana of 52 meters long will be a part of Buddhism Culture Center inauguration in two days March 29-30. The longest statue in Vietnam recorded by Guiness will be meaningful for the province beyond its beauty and devoted construction. The center will be used to organize events and seminars on Buddhism. Binh Duong Newspaper reporter has interviewed Monk Thich Hue Thong who is now head of Hoi Khanh Pagoda and of province’s Buddhism Association.