In 2009, provincial health sector joined hands with charity organizations at home and abroad to provide free medical check-ups and medicine for more than 7,800 turns of poor residents in and out of the province with a total expense of over VND348mln; provided surgeries free of charge for 339 poor patients with cataract.

Under the sponsorship of some businesses in and out of the province, Que Huong Charity Center held a “Spring of compassion” program on the afternoon of February 3.

On the Tet 2010, Di An district yesterday held a get-together for religious dignitaries and extended Tet greetings to them.

On the upcoming Tet, Phuoc An Pagoda in Thu Dau Mot town mobilized donors to grant 300 gifts, each worth over VND500 thousand to the poor across 5 wards of Phu Loi, Phu Hoa, Dinh Hoa, Tuong Binh Hiep and Tan An.

Manulife Vietnam Company in cooperation with the provincial department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs granted 300 gifts to poor primary pupils of Tam Lap primary-junior secondary school in Phu Giao district on Feb 3. This is the ninth time that Manulife presents Tet gifts to poor pupils in Binh Duong province.

On the days of the year-end, apricot market in Southern provinces becomes bustling with numerous buyers and sellers. Many people often display apricot pots in their house on Tet holiday to take good luck.

Recently, coffee shops have mushroomed in Thu Dau Mot town from make-shift to billion-dong-invested ones, creating jobs for coffee bar-tenders who preserve their experience.

To sum up the year, M & C Co. held a get-together with its customers in the afternoon of February 2nd to praise up 29 units and individuals who bought much from the company. The total VND 337mln was awarded. Despite global economic downturns, the company has accomplished its plan to produce 10% more products with revenue reach 107% of projection.

Golf Song Be organizes a tournament celebrating Tiger New Year with charity purpose namely “Kind-heart connection” sponsored by Protrade, Pepsi, Daesan, Bao Minh insurance, etc.

During the Tet this year, the total amount of waste generated in the province will increase by 30% compared to the previous year, according to Nguyen Van Tri, Director of Binh Duong’s Urban Works Company.

Early Feb.2, provincial Red Cross Society visited and presented 200 Tet gifts worth VND300,000 each, including confectionary, cooking oil, rice and cash, to the poor, the disabled and Agent Orange (AO) victims in Phu Giao district.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV)’s Binh Duong Branch, on Feb.3, visited and presented 100 Tet gifts worth VND200,000 each to poor households in Dau Tieng district’s Thanh An commune and Phu Giao district’s An Binh commune (photo).

 

 

An exhibition themed “Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea” opened at the Asia Society in New York on February 1.