​Areas eligible for award consideration include: State management of environmental protection; education, training, and communication; consultation, advisory, critique, and oversight of environmental protection policies and laws; research and application of scientific and technological advancements in environmental protection; prevention and mitigation of adverse environmental impacts, incident remediation, pollution control, and environmental restoration and improvement; protection and rational use of natural resources, biodiversity conservation, and biosafety; and implementation of green growth strategies, circular economy, and climate change response.

Eligibility criteria for organizations: Having outstanding achievements recognized by society, successfully addressing at least one specific environmental issue or promoting progress in environmental protection activities within one of the award categories; having operated, produced, or conducted business continuously in the province for 03 years or more, without violating the provisions of the Law on Environmental Protection and related legal regulations for at least 02 years, up to the time of award registration; voluntarily registering or being nominated by a agency, union, socio-political organization, or professional organization in the province for award consideration. For manufacturing and business enterprises, in addition to meeting the above conditions, they must also be included in the list of enterprises recognized in the Binh Duong Green Book 2024.

Individuals and communities are eligible for consideration if they have outstanding achievements in environmental protection or have developed new, effective models within one of the award categories; have not violated the provisions of the Law on Environmental Protection and related legal regulations for at least 02 years up to the time of award consideration; and voluntarily register or are nominated by an agency, union, socio-political organization, or professional organization in the province for award consideration.

Award-winning organizations, individuals, and communities will receive a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with a cash prize and the award's emblem. Award-winning organizations, individuals, and communities will have their award-winning products promoted and advertised on mass media; be entitled to use the Award Logo from the time of the award ceremony; be permitted to print publications to promote their products in domestic and international markets; and be nominated for the Vietnam Environment Award of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Award Structure: 18 awards for all 03 categories (individuals, organizations, and communities). Cash prize for each award-winning individual: VND 9,000,000. Cash prize for each award-winning organization or community: VND 15,000,000.

Application Period: From the award launch date to the end of June 2025 (based on the postmark for applications sent by post).

Application Submission Address: Binh Duong Provincial Sub-Department of Environmental Protection - 7th Floor, Tower B, Administrative Center Building, Hoa Phu Ward, Thu Dau Mot City. Phone: 0274.3834765, Fax: 0274.3838556.

​The delegation was received by Mr. Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen - General Director of LEGO Manufacturing Viet Nam Co., Ltd.

Overview of the working session

At the working session, leaders of LEGO Manufacturing Viet Nam Co., Ltd shared with provincial leaders the operational status of the factory during the trial phase and preparations for the factory's inauguration ceremony in early April 2025. Mr. Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen emphasized that the LEGO factory project in Binh Duong has been implemented on schedule and is the fastest project in terms of progress among LEGO factories of the same scale. This achievement is attributed to the support of central ministries, departments, and Binh Duong province. He expressed his hope that Binh Duong provincial leaders will continue to accompany, create favorable conditions, and promptly address any difficulties and obstacles during the company's operation.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee speaks at the working session

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee congratulated LEGO on completing the project on schedule and announced that it will be officially inaugurated on April 9. The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that LEGO is the first carbon-neutral factory in Viet Nam with a total investment of over 1.3 billion USD. Therefore, the province's departments, agencies, and localities should pay attention to supporting and creating favorable conditions for LEGO to achieve this goal. The Secretary assigned the Provincial People's Committee to complete a report on resolving LEGO's recommendations regarding electricity and fire prevention and fighting by March 30, 2025, and to work with ministries and sectors to immediately remove any obstacles. In addition, it is necessary to accelerate the progress of the DT.746 road project and land procedures related to the project...

The Provincial Party Secretary also expressed his delight in looking forward to the official operation of the LEGO system, with the participation of Vietnamese government leaders. He believes that LEGO will operate its production and business smoothly and effectively, and continue to invest in expanding production in Binh Duong.

Provincial leaders discuss with the leadership of LEGO Manufacturing Viet Nam Co., Ltd

Leaders of the province and LEGO Manufacturing Viet Nam Co., Ltd take a group photo with a LEGO toy model

​At the meeting, Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, highly appreciated the results of operations and cooperation between Tokyu Corporation and Becamex IDC, which have positively contributed to the development of Binh Duong Province. Becamex Tokyu has invested in fields with breakthrough developments such as trade, urban development, and transportation infrastructure.

Overview of the meeting

Mr. Hirohisa Fujiwara - Standing Director of the Board and International Business Director of Tokyu Corporation, stated that the success of the Becamex Tokyu joint venture is due to the attention and active support of the provincial leaders and departments. In the future, Tokyu Corporation will continue to cooperate and share its 100 years of urban development experience to help Binh Duong become a green, smart, and livable city.

Mr. Bui Minh Tri – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chairs the meeting with the Tokyu Corporation

Mr. Hirohisa Fujiwara (right side) - Standing Director of the Board and International Business Director of Tokyu Corporation at the meeting

He expressed his hope that in the future, the province will facilitate the Becamex Tokyu joint venture to conduct a pre-feasibility study for the LRT light rail line in Thu Dau Mot City.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Bui Minh Tri, welcomed and expressed his confidence that Tokyu Corporation, as well as Becamex Tokyu, will continue to accompany the development of Binh Duong Province, jointly explore further opportunities, expand cooperation in various fields, and continue to implement projects in the coming time.

Mr. Bui Minh Tri – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presents a souvenir to Mr. Hirohisa Fujiwara - Standing Director of the Board and International Business Director of Tokyu Corporation

Mr. Hirohisa Fujiwara - Standing Director of the Board and International Business Director of Tokyu Corporation presents a souvenir to Mr. Bui Minh Tri – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) system, especially the Light Rail Transit (LRT), is one of the areas of particular concern to Binh Duong Province, aiming to gradually complete and create a transportation network to serve the travel needs of people in urban areas. The Light Rail Transit (LRT) line is expected to make a breakthrough in the development of urban transport infrastructure in Thu Dau Mot City.

Delegates take a group photo

​​​Accordingly, heads of units and localities are to continue effectively implementing the task groups and solutions assigned in Official Dispatch No. 4139/UBND-KT dated August 11, 2023, of the Provincial People's Committee regarding the implementation of Government Resolution No. 58/NQ-CP dated April 21, 2023; and the Provincial People's Committee's Plans to promote double-digit economic growth in Binh Duong Province in 2025.

This includes focusing on enhancing support for businesses in accessing state support policies: relevant departments, agencies, and sectors are to proactively disseminate and guide businesses in accessing support policies related to finance, taxation, land, human resource training, and digital transformation as outlined in Government Resolution No. 58/NQ-CP.

Promote administrative procedure reform: Continue to review and simplify administrative procedures related to business production and operations; reduce time and costs for businesses in implementing administrative procedures.

Support business digital transformation and innovation: Encourage and support businesses to apply information technology, use digital signatures, and undergo digital transformation in management and production; promote research and innovation activities to improve business productivity, quality, and competitiveness.

Strengthen connectivity among businesses: Create conditions for businesses in the province to participate in value chains and production and business linkages; Promote cooperation between large, small and medium-sized enterprises to maximize resources and market opportunities.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment is assigned to continue researching, implementing, and reporting on the evaluation of the implementation of assigned tasks.

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​In attendance were  Ms. Truong Thi Bich Hanh - Secretary of Di An City Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Minh - Secretary of Thuan An City Party Committee; Mr. Bui Minh Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and leaders of departments, agencies, and businesses.

100% land clearance for Ring Road 3 completed in March 2025

Provincial leaders inspected the progress of the Ring Road 3 project in Ho Chi Minh City, passing through Binh Duong Province, at construction package XL1, which is building the Tan Van intersection.

The Ring Road 3 construction investment project passing through Binh Duong Province (including the Tan Van intersection and Binh Goi bridge) has a total length of approximately 26.6 km (the Tan Van intersection is 2.393 km long; Binh Chuan - Sai Gon River section is 8.9 km long; My Phuoc - Tan Van Road overlap section is 15.3 km long). The investment scale is 8 expressway lanes with parallel roads on both sides and corridors for planting trees and arranging technical infrastructure works.

Mr. Tran Hung Viet - Director of the Provincial Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board, reports to the provincial leadership on the progress of package XL1, which is the construction of the Tan Van intersection.

The XL1 construction package for the Tan Van interchange has a length of 2.4km, including 22 branch lines and 8 overpasses. The construction unit has deployed 17 construction teams, 90 pieces of machinery and equipment, and over 250 personnel working on site.

To date, the site clearance progress has reached 99%, with the total construction output reaching nearly 20%. The construction unit continues to coordinate with local authorities and households to acquire the remaining land and is accelerating the construction progress. Technical infrastructure relocation is expected to be completed in April and early May 2025.

The XL1 construction package for the Tan Van intersection is currently being implemented.

Reporting to the delegation, Mr. Tran Hung Viet, Director of the Provincial Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board, stated that the construction package for the Binh Chuan intersection and the joining of the Binh Goi bridge from Thuan An City (Binh Duong Province) across Cu Chi District (Ho Chi Minh City) are expected to be completed by September 2025, with the bridge joining scheduled for April 30th of this year. By December 2025, the project aims to achieve approximately 80% completion, focusing on the main expressway route. As of now, 76.5 hectares of land have been handed over for the implementation of the construction packages, reaching 95.7%. The determination is to complete 100% of the site clearance in March 2025 to allow the construction units to carry out the project packages as planned.

Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuan - General Director of Becamex IDC, reports on the investment plan for the 15.3km section coinciding with the My Phuoc - Tan Van road.

Also during the survey, leaders of the Department of Construction and Becamex IDC Corporation reported to the provincial leaders on the construction plan for the 15.3 km section of Ring Road 3, which coincides with My Phuoc - Tan Van Road. Accordingly, Binh Duong proposed to invest in this 15.3 km section in the form of public investment with component projects such as a 4-lane elevated highway bridge, an urban road below, and the Tan Van intersection.​

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee delivers guidance at the progress survey of Ring Road 3

After reporting and inspecting the actual progress at the construction site, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi acknowledged and praised the efforts of all levels, sectors, localities, and construction units in overcoming difficulties and ensuring project progress. The Provincial Party Secretary requested localities to drastically accelerate the progress, complete the compensation and site clearance work to serve the project construction in March 2025; the construction unit needs to focus manpower and resources to ensure implementation according to the set plan.

Regarding the investment plan for the 15.3km section overlapping My Phuoc - Tan Van road, the Provincial Party Secretary suggested that the Department of Construction coordinate with Becamex IDC to immediately study and build this route, upgrading it to a 4-lane expressway connecting to the Ring Road 3 expressway system, ensuring timely handover of the entire route by April 30, 2026, according to the Government's general plan.

Provincial leaders present souvenirs to the construction unit of the XL1 package of Ring Road 3

Developing An Binh Station into a hub for production activities.

On the same afternoon, provincial leaders held a working session and surveyed the progress of the An Binh hub station planning in Di An City.

Mr. Hoang Gia Khanh - General Director of VietNam Railways Corporation, delivers a speech at the working session

At the working session, Mr. Hoang Gia Khanh - General Director of Viet Nam Railways Corporation, stated that An Binh Station is planned to become the main freight station for Ho Chi Minh City, with the orientation of combining international intermodal transport functions. An Binh Station includes a hub station planned for approximately 173 hectares, along with TOD development areas, which are oriented to become an integrated railway industry development zone, inland port commercial areas, automobile mechanical trade and service centers, bonded warehouse service centers, and more. It is expected that by 2050, An Binh Station will handle approximately over 24 million tons of cargo and 25 million passengers.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh – Director of Binh Duong Construction Department reports at the working session

According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh - Director of the Department of Construction, the scale of An Binh Station compared to the hub station cannot meet the current development needs of the southern region. Binh Duong Province has adjusted the planning to 190 hectares from the public land fund due to the expired land lease of Song Than Industrial Park. This orientation has been integrated into the planning of Binh Duong Province and updated into the planning of railway station routes in the region. It is expected to have full features to connect the region.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi speaks at the working session at An Binh Station.

Speaking at the working session, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that Binh Duong is the first locality in the country assigned by the Government to research and invest in a free trade zone. Therefore, road and railway routes must connect to the free trade zone to create new development momentum. In particular, An Binh station, with its special role and position, needs to be oriented to develop as a "wholesale market" for the province's production activities and the southern region - where there is a system of warehouses, freight forwarding, and cargo transshipment for railway routes and international intermodal transport functions.

The Provincial Party Secretary noted that Di An City is oriented to develop as a science and technology, commercial service, civilized, and modern urban area, a livable place. Therefore, the city must accelerate projects to achieve this goal. Regarding the An Binh station project, Di An City leaders need to focus on mobilizing people to carry out compensation and site clearance for the project. The consulting unit, in coordination with Becamex, should research a plan to connect the railway from An Binh Station to the province's future free trade zone. Thereby creating favorable conditions for the socio-economic development of the province and the region.

Provincial leaders presented souvenirs to Viet Nam Railways Corporation and An Binh Station.

​In attendance were Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh – Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Members of the Standing Committee ò the Provincial Party Committee; and representatives of leaders from departments and agencies.  

The Thu Dau Mot City General Planning Project to 2045 and the Di An City General Planning Adjustment Project to 2045 are specialized planning projects developed following the 2009 Law on Urban Planning. The content of the two planning projects is consistent with the planning content of the construction sector integrated into the Binh Duong Provincial Plan, such as: regional and intra-regional transport infrastructure, overpass and elevated road planning; urban renovation; urban water supply and drainage; green space indicators; healthcare and education system planning; smart city development; relocation and repurposing of industrial parks and clusters; transformation of production models based on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation; development of concentrated information technology zones, science and technology parks, and free trade zones.

Mrs. Nguyen Thu Cuc, Chairwoman of Thu Dau Mot City People's Committee, presented a summary report on the General Planning of Thu Dau Mot City until 2045.

The General Planning Scheme of Thu Dau Mot City until 2045 has identified 3 urban spatial zones: the Creative City, the Historic City, and the Ecological City, with open indicators such as population, mixed land area and residential land ratio, building height, construction density, underground space and basement areas, etc. These are also general guidelines to serve as the basis for implementing lower-level planning schemes.

The adjustment of the General Planning of Di An City until 2045 defines regional and intra-regional transportation infrastructure, overpass planning, and elevated roads. The General Planning proposes 16 new urban development areas, 09 priority urban development areas towards urban embellishment, and 07 urban development areas towards urban reconstruction. The city's General Planning Scheme has identified and allocated approximately 513 hectares of urban public green space. The Binh Duong Industrial Park will be converted into urban, commercial, and service functions before 2030. The functions of a part or all of the following Industrial Parks will be converted: Binh An, Tan Dong Hiep A; a part of Song Than 1, Song Than 2, and Tan Dong Hiep B Industrial Parks.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee gives a speech at the conclusion of the meeting

Following the delegates' comments, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi emphasized that the Planning must serve the sustainable development of the locality; comply with regulations and be consistent with the Provincial Planning. He requested Thu Dau Mot City and Di An City to review and consider the land fund allocated for greenery, healthcare development, education, and public works serving the people to supplement the Planning accordingly.

​In attendance were Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, members of the Provincial People's Committee, and leaders of departments, agencies, districts, and cities.

The meeting approved the pre-feasibility study report for Urban Railway Line No. 1 project (Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien, Ho Chi Minh City).

The project is expected to have its starting point at S1 station in the center of Binh Duong New City (Hoa Phu Ward, Thu Dau Mot City) and its ending point at Suoi Tien Bus Station, which is part of Metro Line No. 1 of Ho Chi Minh City (Binh Thang Ward, Di An City), with a total length of 32.43km, including a main line of 29.01km and a depot connection of 3.42km.

The consulting unit presented the Pre-feasibility Study Report for Urban Railway Line No. 1 (Binh Duong New City – Suoi Tien, Ho Chi Minh City).

Urban Railway Line No. 1 will traverse four cities: Tan Uyen, Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, and Di An, featuring 19 stations and a Depot in Phu Chanh Ward, Tan Uyen City. The province's first metro line is technically designed as a double-track line with a gauge of 1,435 mm and a design speed of 120 km/h, with a total investment of approximately 64,370 billion VND. The project is expected to commence construction in 2027 and be completed for operation from 2031.

Delegates discuss at the meeting

The meeting also reviewed and provided feedback on the investment policies for the Craft Village Infrastructure Development project; the East-West Road Expansion project (from National Highway 1K to Tran Hung Dao Street); the report on the Plan to organize activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) and the 135 years of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), etc.

Mr. Vo Van Minh – Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gives the concluding speech at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Vo Van Minh, generally agreed with the submitted contents, while emphasizing that the province's key transportation projects and works are of paramount importance in creating a transport axis connecting with Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to reducing traffic congestion and creating momentum for the province's socio-economic development. Therefore, the projects need to select feasible and effective investment and construction options.

Regarding the pre-feasibility study of Urban Railway Line No. 1 project (Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien, Ho Chi Minh City), this is the province's first Metro Line No. 1, so it is necessary to complete the content soon to submit to the National Assembly for approval of the investment policy in May 2025.

For the investment policy of the vocational village infrastructure, it is important to preserve Tuong Binh Hiep lacquerware village, Thu Dau Mot City. Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted that it is necessary to have policies to encourage people not only to join the vocational village but also to maintain operations at households, along with socialization and tourism development in the future to maintain and develop the vocational village in the best way.

On this occasion, the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee presented flowers to congratulate Mr. Bui Minh Tri, who the Prime Minister approved for the election results for the position of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the term 2021-2026. The delegates contributed to support the fund to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province.

Mr. Vo Van Minh – Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presents flowers to congratulate the newly appointed Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Bui Minh Tri.

Delegates contributed to support the fund to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province.

​Attdending the ceremony was Mr. Nguyen Van Sinh - Deputy Minister of Construction; Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Leader of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Mr. Nguyen Van Danh - Chairman of the provincial Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee; Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Bui Minh Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and representatives from provincial departments and agencies.

Delegates attend the ceremony

K-Home New City, scaling 26.69 hectares, is being developed as the first Singapore-standard residential project in Viet Nam, and the first EDGE green building standard social housing project in Binh Duong. According to the planning, K-Home New City will provide the market with approximately 3,310 products, including commercial townhouses, social housing for business, linked social housing, and high-rise apartments. Specialy, K-Home New City integrates a system of amenities comprising 10 parks and green spaces with a total area of over 71,000m2, an international-standard preschool and inter-level school spanning over 10,000m2, a commercial and culinary street, 2 swimming pools, a medical center, a clubhouse, an outdoor multi-purpose sports area, a BBQ area, a meditation area, etc. This amenity system can fully meet all the living needs of residents.

Kim Oanh Group signs cooperation agreements with partners to implement projects.

Within the framework of the event, Kim Oanh Group proceeded to sign agreements with major partners to jointly develop the K-Home New City project.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Bui Minh Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee stated that Binh Duong Province has implemented numerous social housing projects in recent times, contributing to providing thousands of workers with stable accommodation, enabling them to work with peace of mind and maintain long-term ties with the locality. In particular, Binh Duong Province highly appreciates the efforts of enterprises that have accompanied the government in developing social housing projects, including Kim Oanh Group with its many outstanding social and commercial housing projects.

Mr. Bui Minh Thanh – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee speaks at the ceremony

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee believes that, with the strategic cooperation between Kim Oanh Group and its major partners in developing the project, this will be a well-invested urban area, ensuring quality, progress, and reasonable prices, along with preferential credit policies, contributing to making housing more accessible for workers, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of Binh Duong.

Delegates perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the project

Delegates visit the project model.

On this occasion, Kim Oanh Group contributed 20 billion VND to support the program "Joining Hands to Eliminate Temporary and Dilapidated Housing" and organized social welfare activities in Binh Duong Province.

Kim Oanh Group presents funds to support the "Joining Hands to Eliminate Temporary and Dilapidated Houses" program and organized social welfare activities in Binh Duong Province through the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Binh Duong Province and the Red Cross Society of Binh Duong Province.

​Also attending the reception were Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives from the provincial departments and agencies.

At the meeting, both sides discussed the cooperative relationship between Binh Duong Province and Danish enterprises, particularly in the fields of investment, trade, and sustainable industrial development. A significant highlight of the cooperation between the two sides is the LEGO factory in Binh Duong, with a total investment of 1.3 billion USD, which is also LEGO's first carbon-neutral factory globally, marking an important step in the sustainable development strategy of both Viet Nam and Denmark.

Overview of the meeting

Informing the delegation, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee stated that Binh Duong currently ranks 2nd in the country in attracting foreign direct investment, with 4,430 projects from 65 countries and territories, totaling a registered capital of 42.5 billion US dollars. Denmark is currently the ninth largest investor in the province, with 15 projects totaling 1.56 billion USD, notably including projects by LEGO, Pandora, Ecco, and Scancom...

Currently, Binh Duong has 05 universities and 108 vocational education institutions to meet the human resource needs of businesses. At the same time, the province has planned suitable land funds to establish high-quality universities to serve the human resource training needs of the entire region. In the near future, the province will review the planning of 1,500 hectares of land to develop general education, universities... Binh Duong warmly welcomes Denmark to invest in education development according to international standards.

Provincial leader presents a souvenir to the delegation

The Secretary of the Provincial Party affirmed that the province will create all favorable conditions for Danish investors to expand their operations in the locality. At the same time, he expressed his desire to continue receiving attention from Danish businesses in the fields of high-tech industry, renewable energy, smart cities, human resource training, and sustainable development.

Ms. Louise Schack Elholm expressed her gratitude for the warm welcome of the provincial leaders to the delegation; and expressed her delight at witnessing the rapid progress of the LEGO project, affirming that this is a symbol of Denmark's green investment trend in Viet Nam. It is known that Crown Prince Frederik attended the groundbreaking ceremony of this project in November 2023, demonstrating the special attention of the Danish Government to bilateral economic cooperation.

Ms. Louise Schack Elholm highly appreciated Binh Duong's development potential, while affirming the interest of Danish businesses in the investment environment here, opening up many new opportunities for sustainable development and innovation in the future.

Delegates take a group photo

After the working session, the delegation visited LEGO Manufacturing Viet Nam and Pandora Production Viet Nam Co., Ltd., two exemplary Danish projects in Binh Duong.

​Attending the ceremony was Mr. Ono Masuo - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Bui Minh Tri, Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee, along with leaders from various departments, agencies, and businesses.

Mr. Ono Masuo - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City (right side), attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

Mr. Bui Minh Tri – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (left side) presents at the groundbreaking ceremony.

As the 5th housing project at Midori Park in Binh Duong New City, Midori Park The Nest is being built on a land area of approximately 11,000m², with a scale of 2 towers, a maximum height of 25 floors, and a total of 972 apartments. The project is expected to be completed in 2026.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Ono Masuo - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, stated that with the meaningful name "The Nest," Midori Park The Nest will provide young families with a warm, safe, and stable living space. Along with the rapid development of essential infrastructure for daily life, including public transportation, healthcare, and educational facilities, Binh Duong Province will welcome an influx of young population, contributing to the province's urban development in the future. He wished the Midori Park The Nest project great success.

Mr. Ono Masuo - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City speaks at the ceremony

Mr. Oh Dongkun - General Director of Becamex Tokyu Company, stated that the Midori Park The Nest project plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Binh Duong New City. Tokyu and Becamex Tokyu are committed to continuing urban development in Binh Duong New City by applying the experience accumulated from the Tokyu Tama Den-en Toshi urban model, contributing to the sustainable development of the region.

Delegates perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the Project.

​At the meeting, Mr. Ngo Dung Thai thanked the provincial leaders for taking the time to receive the delegation. He also stated that Binh Duong is one of the localities that generates significant revenue for VNPT, with an annual revenue of approximately 1,000 billion VND. The corporation hopes that Binh Duong will facilitate VNPT's deployment of the 5G network in the province to serve the government, businesses, and residents. In addition, VNPT also wishes to participate in supporting the province in building infrastructure for digital transformation, administrative reform, and the development of e-government.

Overview of the meeting

Welcoming the Group's proposal, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee stated that Binh Duong is accelerating digital transformation, promoting science and technology development, administrative reform, and building e-government. Therefore, the province highly anticipates VNPT's early deployment of a 5G network in the province to establish a strong and widespread telecommunications infrastructure system, serving Binh Duong's development.

Mr. Ngo Dung Thai (left side) – Chairman of the VNPT Group presents a souvenir to Binh Duong Province

The Provincial Party Secretary further informed that Binh Duong is currently undertaking the necessary steps and procedures to invest in a Science and Technology Industrial Park to attract high-tech enterprises, with priority given to semiconductor chip manufacturing companies. With the tasks assigned by the Government to VNPT, the Provincial Party Secretary expressed his hope that the Group would consider choosing Binh Duong as a location for semiconductor chip production. At the same time, VNPT could participate in science and technology projects and technical infrastructure to serve the province's digital transformation.

On behalf of the Group, Mr. Ngo Dung Thai expressed his gratitude to the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee for facilitating VNPT's investment and development in Binh Duong. VNPT will continue to implement investment projects and research projects as requested by the Provincial Party Secretary.

​At the meeting, Ms. Phan Thi Khanh Duyen - Deputy Director of Department of Industry and Trade said that in 2024, the socio-economic situation of Binh Duong province continued to achieve positive achievements. Up to now, the whole province has 4,433 investment projects from 65 countries and territories with a total registered capital of over 42.51 billion US dollars.

Overview of the meeting

Regarding the orientation in the coming time, Binh Duong focuses on developing the logistics system based on the viewpoint of viewing logistics services as one of the important economic sectors and spearheads of the province in the development strategy of the service industry in particular and the socio-economic development strategy of the province in general; Being a dynamic factor, promoting socio-economic development, especially import and export and distribution of goods and services to meet production and consumption needs.

Ms. Phan Thi Khanh Duyen - Vice Director of the Department of Industry and Trade receives Mr. Andreas Kaplan - Kühne Logistics University (Federal Republic of Germany)

Binh Duong develops logistics towards regional links to become a satellite center, a place to gather goods, and logistics services for production and business activities in industrial parks and clusters in the region; Forming a supply chain of goods from manufacturers to domestic and foreign consumption markets.

Regarding the training and development of human resources of logistics, Binh Duong will coordinate with institutes and universities to build programs, organize training courses, update knowledge about logistics for state management officials and enterprises; Disseminating and propagating international law, terms of international trade agreements, free trade agreements related to logistics; Supporting businesses to improve the capacity of negotiation, signing, contract performance, dispute handling related to logistics activities if there are cases arising.

Mr. Andreas Kaplan - Rector of Kühne Logistics University congratulated and expressed their impression on the achievements and outstanding development of Binh Duong, as well as the investment environment of the province. He hoped that the survey and research would help the school seek opportunities for economic cooperation, especially in the field of logistics and human resource training for Binh Duong.

Ms. Phan Thi Khanh Duyen - Vice Director of Department of Industry and Trade gives a souvenir to Mr. Andreas Kaplan - Rector of Kühne Logistics University (Federal Republic of Germany)

Ms. Phan Thi Khanh Duyen welcomed and expected Kühne Logistics University to soon promote cooperation in training human resources for logistics service, meeting the province's integration requirements.

The Delegates take a group photo

​Attending were Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Dai - Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, representatives of the provincial People's Council.

Passing the Resolution on establishing 06 new departments

The meeting reviewed and approved the Resolutions to establish and reorganize a number of specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee to ensure the leadership, direction, and management of uniformity from the Central to local levels, contributing to meeting the provincial general development requirements on arrangement and streamlining the apparatus, performance, efficiency and efficiency; At the same time, as a premise for the organization and officials preparing the 12th Party Congress of the Provincial Party Committee and the election of delegates of the People's Council at all levels for the term 2026 - 2031.

Overview of the session

06 Resolutions include: Establishing the Department of Finance based on consolidating the Department of Planning and Investment and the Department of Finance; establishing the Department of Construction based on consolidating the Department of Transport and the Department of Construction; Establishing the Department of Agriculture and Environment based on consolidating the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Establishing the Department of Science and Technology based on consolidating the Department of Information and Communications and Department of Science and Technology; Establishing the Department of Home Affairs based on consolidating the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs and the Department of Home Affairs; Establishing the Department of Ethnic and Religion based on reorganizing the Religious Committee, the Department of Home Affairs and the functions and tasks of state management of ethnic groups from the Provincial People's Committee Office.

Delegates attend the session

Ms. Huynh Thi Thanh Phuong - Director of the Department of Home Affairs said that Binh Duong currently has 18 specialized agencies and 02 other administrative organizations under the Provincial People's Committee (collectively referred to as departments, branches, and sectors), with 109 units of departments, agencies, 13 divisions and equivalents. After arranging the organizational restructuring, the total number of specialized agencies under the provincial People's Committee is 14 departments and branches (reducing 04 departments, the rate of 20%).

Specifically, the Department of Finance (after consolidating) retains the functions and tasks of the two departments before merging. Implementing merging departments with the shared function (Office, and Department Inspectorate); Transferring the retained departments and organizations belonging to the new unit; Receiving all staff including civil servants, and contracts assigned by the two departments before merging.

The Department of Construction (after the merger) retains the functions and tasks of the two departments before the merger; transferring the task of vehicle driver's license testing and issuance from the Department of Transport to Public Security. It will merge the departments with shared functions (the Office and the Department Inspectorate); Transferring the specialized departments and organizations under the previous departments to the new unit; and absorbing the entire staff, including civil servants, and contracts previously assigned to the two departments before the merger.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment will retain the functions and tasks of the two departments before the merger; at the same time, it will take on the poverty reduction tasks transferred from the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs.

Ms. Huynh Thi Thanh Phuong - Director of the Department of Home Affairs presents a report on the establishment of specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee

After the transfer of the state management functions over the press and publishing from the Department of Information and Communications to the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; and the transfer of the state management duties over network information security from the Department of Information and Communications to the Provincial Police, the Department of Science and Technology (after the merger) will assume all remaining functions and tasks of the two departments before the merger. The department will merge the units with shared functions (the Office and the Department Inspectorate); transferring the specialized departments and organizations under the previous departments to the new unit; moving the Information – Press – Publishing Department to the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; establishing a new Planning and Finance Department to advise on financial matters for the sector, projects, and centralized procurement tasks; and absorb the entire staff, including civil servants, and contracts previously assigned to the two departments before the merger.

After transferring several state management functions from the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs to the designated units (transferring vocational education functions to the Department of Education and Training; transferring state management functions over social protection, children, and prevention of social evils to the Department of Health; transferring the state management tasks related to drug addiction treatment and post-rehabilitation management to the Provincial Police; transferring the state management tasks related to poverty reduction to the Department of Agriculture and Environment), the Department of Home Affairs (after the merger) will assume all remaining functions and tasks of the two departments before the merger.

The Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs was established by reorganizing the Religious Affairs Department under the Department of Home Affairs and taking on the state management functions related to ethnic affairs from the Provincial People's Committee Office. The Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs is a specialized agency under the Provincial People's Committee; it assumes the functions and personnel responsible for advising on state management of ethnic affairs from the Provincial People's Committee Office. After its establishment, The Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs will advise and assist the Provincial People's Committee in managing state affairs related to ethnic groups, beliefs, and religions.

Preferential policy of land rental exemption for projects using land for production and business purposes

The session also reviewed and decided on several issues related to public investment, planning, and land policies, etc. to mobilize all resources and create breakthroughs to improve infrastructure, create new development spaces, and thereby contribute to realizing the goal of achieving a double-digit economic growth rate for the province in 2025 and the following years.

Mr. Vo Anh Tuan – Chief of the Office of the Provincial People's Committee presents the draft Resolution on the preferential policy of land rental exemption for projects using land for production and business purposes in investment-prioritized sectors (industries and fields with investment incentives) within the province

This includes the draft Resolution stipulating the preferential policy of land rental exemption for projects using land for production and business purposes in investment-prioritized sectors (industries and fields with investment incentives) within the province. Mr. Vo Anh Tuan – Chief of the Office of the Provincial People's Committee, stated that the draft Resolution specifies the land rental exemption policy after the period of exemption during the basic construction phase, as regulated in Clause 2, Article 39 of Decree No. 103/2024/ND-CP of the Government, for the specified projects.

Specifically: In the northern area (Dau Tieng, Bau Bang, Phu Giao, Bac Tan Uyen): land rental exemption for the entire lease period. In the southern area (Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An, Ben Cat, Tan Uyen): Land rental exemption for the entire lease period for projects such as schools offering multiple levels of education in partnership with foreign countries; environmental sector projects (excluding cremation facilities and incineration plants).

Land rental exemption for 50% of the lease period for other projects within the scope of the application and for cremation facilities and incineration plants in the environmental sector. For industries such as collection, treatment, recycling, and reuse of concentrated waste; hazardous waste treatment, co-treatment of hazardous waste; centralized domestic wastewater treatment systems with a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day (24 hours) or more for urban areas of grade IV or higher; collection, transportation, and treatment of concentrated ordinary solid waste; production of gasoline, diesel fuel, and biofuels certified as conforming to standards; biomass coal; energy from wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources: preferential policies as stipulated will not apply.

In addition, the session also passed resolutions on: Adjusting some contents of Resolution No. 41/NQ-HĐND dated December 9, 2024, of the Provincial People's Council on "Adjusting the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period with local budget capital (6th time)"; adjusting the investment policy for the project to upgrade and expand DT.746 road from Tan Thanh intersection to Hoi Nghia intersection; repealing Resolution No. 50/NQ-HĐND dated December 10, 2021, of the Provincial People's Council on adjusting the investment policy for the project to improve the landscape and alleviate traffic congestion on the My Phuoc - Tan Van, DT.746, DT.747B, DT.743 roads through the public-private partnership (PPP) model; repealing Resolution No. 29/NQ-HĐND dated September 14, 2021, of the Provincial People's Council regarding the delegation of authority to the Provincial People's Committee to decide on investment policies for Group B and Group C projects within the Provincial People's Council's jurisdiction; and approving the planning task for the 1/2000-scale zoning plan for the ecological tourism, resort, and entertainment services area at Tha La Peninsula, Dau Tieng Lake, Dau Tieng District.

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Mr. Nguyen Van Loc – Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivers the closing speech of the session

In his closing speech at the session, Mr. Nguyen Van Loc – Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized that the resolutions on organizational restructuring and personnel work passed at the session provide a very important legal basis for promptly implementing the Party and State's policies on the restructuring and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of agencies and units within the political system in the province. These resolutions meet the requirements of building a "lean - strong - efficient - effective" political system and provide an opportunity to promote strong administrative reforms, thereby improving the effectiveness of public service for the people.

The Provincial People's Council urges the Provincial People's Committee, as well as all levels, sectors, and localities, to promptly organize and implement the resolutions that have been passed, under their functions, tasks, and authority, with a proactive, creative, determined, and resolute spirit, ensuring that actions match words.

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​At the meeting, Mr. Bui Minh Thanh – Vice Chairman of the PPC expressed his delight in welcoming the delegation to visit Binh Duong Province. Impressed by Japan's development model, the Vice Chairman of the PPC stated that Binh Duong is actively promoting cooperation with Japanese localities in various fields. Among the 65 countries and territories investing in Binh Duong, Japan has 358 investment projects with a total capital of nearly 6 billion USD. The effective production and business operations of Japanese enterprises have contributed to the stable and sustainable development of the province.

Mr. Bui Minh Thanh – Vice Chairman of the PPC discusses with Mr. Masashi Suzuki - a member of the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his desire for both localities to enhance cooperation, in the future, in fields such as innovation, science and technology, and digital transformation, etc.

Provincial leader presents a souvenir to Mr. Masashi Suzuki - a member of the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly

On behalf of the delegation, Mr. Masashi Suzuki shared some information about the development process of Ibaraki Prefecture. Accordingly, Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the Kanto region, Japan, with its capital city being Mito; it has an area of approximately 6,096 km² and a population of about 2.8 million people. Ibaraki is one of Japan's important industrial centers, particularly in industries such as machinery manufacturing, electronics production, food processing, and agriculture. Ibaraki has a well-developed transportation network, including railways, roads, and airports. Mr. Masashi Suzuki emphasized that Binh Duong Province and Ibaraki Prefecture share many similarities in their development goals, therefore he hopes that the two sides will have a closer and more practical cooperative relationship, jointly addressing difficulties and challenges, especially in human resource development cooperation...

Delegates take a group photo