A series of street lamps across the province were turned off at 20:30pm of March 27 in response to the Earth Hour campaign 2010. Many households herein also responded to the campaign by switching off all electricity devices for one hour…

On March 28, Binh Duong College for Economics and Technology continued to carry out the “green Sundays” campaign in response to “the Youth Month 2010” that focuses on environmental protection.

This is the latest achievement made by “street knights” in Phu Hoa ward’s anti-crime club in TDM town.

 

Vietnam joined Earth Hour for the first time in 2009. Electricity across Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Hoi An, Hue and Nha Trang has been saved up to 140 Mw, equivalent to VND 133mln.

 

In previous article, Binh Duong Newspaper has reported on low quality of meals for workers. In responding to our interview, Physician Huynh Thanh Ha, who is Director of Health, Labor and Environment Center, confirmed the issue.

Officials, youth unionists and members of Provincial Party Committee for enterprise block has paid a gift visit of VND 10mln to former unionists and alone poor in Phu Giao district. The team offered gift packages of rice, seasoning powder, cooking oil.

Born in 1975 in the northern province of Phu Tho, Nguyen Quang Son, a worker of Tung Shing Steel Co. in the Song Than 1 Industrial Park now needs help from donors as he is suffering from a fatal disease.

In 2010, provincial Study Promotion Society will strive to have 100% of communes, wards and townships with community-based study centers; develop around 150,000 members, or 10% of total population; gain the set targets of recognition to fondness for learning families and study promotion families…, according to society chairman Nguyen Xuan Vinh.

Late March 22, provincial People’s Committee had a meeting with provincial Health Department on construction of clinics and a general hospital with 1,500 beds in the province.

 

Hydrometeorology Service for Southeastern region announced that the local provinces are under a heatwave of 36-38 degrees of the Celsius scale.