Also the same day, the board received VND2.2bil contributed by businesses for the Fund for the poor. Of this amount, Binh Duong Mineral and Construction JSC donated VND2bil and the remaining was from Dong A Steel JSC.

At present, Binh Duong has had 5,214 victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, 919 of whom enjoy allowances. To ease pains for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, Binh Duong Society for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin has implemented many significant deeds such as granting hi-unity houses and money for the victims. Huynh Van Nhi highly valued contributions of the society.

Provincial People’s Committee has just had a meeting with provincial Labor Union Standing Committee to deliberate about issues pertaining to laborers. The meeting focused on three main issues, including kindergartens in enterprises, order-security at lodging facilities and accommodations for laborers.

The World Bank on November 8 approved a credit of US$70 million for the second Vietnam Climate Change Development Policy Operation.The credit provides parallel financing under a multi-donor budget support program for the Government’s Support Program to Respond to Climate Change, the bank said in its press release. Accordingly, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the French Development Agency (AfD) will jointly provide roughly US$145 million. The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) will join with a first AUD8 million, and Korea Eximbank with US$30 million, bringing total support to about US$253 million in the context of the proposed operation. This operation includes five policy actions, under the three thematic pillars of climate change adaptation, mitigation and cross-cutting issues. They focus on the water sector, energy sector, climate change integration into development planning and a more conducive environment for climate financing.In particular, this policy operation has supported the development of a new Law on Water Resources, the adoption of regulations establishing the qualification and certification requirements for energy auditors and managers. It also helped with the establishment of a National Climate Change Strategy, the readiness for a national coordination platform for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and an institutional mechanism to promote climate – response financing sources.The credit comes from the International Development Association, the WB’s concessional lending resource for low income countries. This credit has a 25-year maturity with a 5-year grace period.

Most National Assembly deputies want the higher threshold for the personal income tax suggested by the Government to be applied six months sooner than July 1, 2013, as previously planned. They also want the tax deduction rate be higher than proposed.

Phu Giao district’s Fatherland Front Committee has just organized a ceremony to hand over 5 unity houses to needy families in An Binh commune.

Division 7’s Veterans’ Association under Military Zone 7, and Phu Giao district Department of Labour, War-invalids and Social Affairs in Binh Duong Province gathered 10 sets of martyrs’ remains at Nuoc Vang hamlet, An Binh commune on November 1.

The class on environment took place lively, creating excitement for students. Lesson on environmental education focused on deeds of environmental protection, damages for environment as well as damages of nylon bags for environment, bags replaced for nylon bags and so on.

This was the instruction of provincial People’s Committee Vice-Chairman Tran Van Nam at a recent meeting held by provincial Steering Board for the New Rural Construction Program to review the two-year implementation of the local new rural construction program.