​In 2016, Binh Duong Portal was ranked 44^th out of 63 cities and provinces. In 2017, the effectiveness of portals of cities and provinces included 28 criteria. As a result, Binh Duong Portal obtained 0.948 points with 54 over 60 criteria at the highest points, ranking top of the list.

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Binh Duong Portal ranked top over 63 cities and provinces

In 2017, 19 out of 22 agencies of ministries and ministerial – level agencies were under the survey. The top 5 respectively included the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technologies, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The top 10 of cities and provinces in IT application and E-Government development incuded Thua Thien – Hue, Da Nang, Lam Dong, Quang Ninh, HCMC, Lao Cai, Khanh Hoa, An Giang, Tien Giang and Ha Tinh. Binh Duong province dropped 2 ranks at 11^th compared to its position in 2016.

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​Mr. Chang Ho Ick thanked local authorities for warm welcome, while saying that VESAMO was founded in 2002 under the management of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has more than 100 members including scholars, lawyers, customers, artists, painters mainly in Busan, Ulsan and Kyeongnam. VESAMO has helped and supports Vietnamese people to South Korea and organized social activities to build up the mutual cooperation and friendship between the two countries such as: the Walk in commemoration of great events, donation for needy children and the victims of Orange Agent/Dioxin in Vietnam. He affirmed that members of VESAMO share the same love for Viet Nam and will try to promote cultural exchanges and the friendship between South Korea and Vietnam in general and South Korea and Binh Duong in particular.

Dang Minh Hung, Vice-Chairman of provincial People's Committee offered souvenirs to Chang Ho Ick, VESAMO's chairman

Expressing his grateful thanks to the contributions of VESAMO to Viet Nam and Binh Duong, Dang Minh Hung, Vice-Chairman of provincial People's Committee expected that VESAMO will continue to help Vietnamese who are living and working n Korea; organize meaningful activities to help needy students, victims of Orange Agent/Dioxin; boost cultural exchanges and support Vietnamese students, laborers and brides to stabilize their lives in Korea.

Representatives took photos at the reception

Attending the event was Nguyen Van Hung, Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Director General of Becamex IDC. Corporation; Nguyen Tan Loi, Chairman of Board of Directors of EIU; Giang Quoc Dung, CEO of VNTT.

Leaders of VNTT and EIU signed MoU agreement

Both sides will cooperate in the fields of training and researching, exchanging lecturers and trainees, implementing the scheme to train IT human resource, period 2017 – 2020 by the Ministry of Training and Education. EIU will sketch out training programs in accordance with the requirements of VNTT. In returns, VNTT will accept students of EIU. This is considered an important cooperation in carrying out the project to build Binh Duong Smart city following the Triplex Helix model

Giang Quoc Dung, CEO of VNTT revealed that the cooperation between VNTT and EIU is expected to bring positive changes in training high skilled workforce for enterprises and to solve challenges in technology and management.

​Representatives took photos at the signing ceremony​

​At the workshop, the Finnish experts introduced successful solutions and models to develop smart city and innovative eco-system to help Binh Duong in the process of becoming the global destination through the smart infrastructure operation.

Attending the event was Mai Hung Dung, Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman o​​​f Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Leaders of Finnish Embassy in Vietnam; Finland's experts and leaders of provincial departments and sectors.

Mai Hung Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee addressed to open the workshop

 Representatives at the workshop

Speaking at the workshop, Mai Hung Dung emphasized that Finland is always in the top 10 countries in the world in the index of Global Innovation Index (GII) and Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). The country has been in the top performers on public service, university education, enterprises' innovation, public – private cooperation….The success of Finland in promoting economic growth and sustainable development based on innovation is a valuable experience for reference.

Mr. Jukka Viitanen introduced experiences on innovation

Dự án nhằm cải thiện cơ sở hạ tầng giao thông công cộng và tuyến đường xe buýt nhanh Giao thông vận tải (BRT) nối Bình Dương thành phố mới để Suối Tiên dự kiến sẽ rút ngắn vận chuyển giữa Bình Dương, TP Hồ Chí Minh và tỉnh Đồng Nai. BRT sẽ kết nối các khu đô thị Dĩ An, Thuận An, Thủ Dầu Một, thành phố mới Bình Dương với TP.HCM, tăng số lượng người sử dụng dịch vụ tuyến Metro 1 (Bến Thành - Suối Tiên), khuyến khích sử dụng công chúng vận chuyển và đặt nền móng để phát triển tuyến Metro 1 đi Bình Dương và Đồng Nai. Dự án cũng được dự kiến ​​sẽ giải quyết tình trạng kẹt xe tại địa phương.

Dựa trên kết quả của cuộc khảo sát và nghiên cứu thực hiện của JICA, hai bên đã thảo luận thêm về nhu cầu của cộng đồng trong việc sử dụng BRT, điều chỉnh quy mô của dự án và các vấn đề liên quan khác.

Ông Izaki Hiroshi tiết lộ rằng vào cuối tháng 6 năm 2018, đoàn sẽ hoàn thành báo cáo và trình Ủy ban nhân dân tỉnh. Ông hy vọng các cơ quan chức năng tỉnh, các sở, ban ngành sẽ hỗ trợ để đạt được sự chấp thuận và đưa dự án vào hoạt động.

Trần Thanh Liêm, Phó Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh nhấn mạnh rằng đây là một dự án trọng điểm đòi hỏi sự chuẩn bị đầy đủ từ cả hai phía. JICA sẽ tiếp tục giúp Bình Dương triển khai các giai đoạn tiếp theo của dự án, bổ sung Liêm.

​At the reception, Mr.Kyle Nunas said that Vietnam and Canada have established mutual friendship and cooperation for more than 40 years. Bilateral cooperation in the fields of protecting the environment and combating climate change is now the top priority. In the coming time, Canada will create technical initiatives to support Vietnam in infrastructure development and waste treatment. He also expressed his impression at Binh Duong's development and said that a delegation of Canadian enterprises in waste treatment and clean technology development will pay a visit to Binh Duong in July, 2018 in research of investment opportunities. In addition, Canada will advocate Binh Duong in investment development under the "public-private partnership" (PPP) form.

Mai Hung Dung, member of provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice-Chairman of provincial People's Committee received Kyle Nunas, Canadian Consul General in HCM city

Mr. Dung hoped that after the visit, many Canadian enterprises will visit Binh Duong and learn about the local investment climate, especially in terms of waste treatment, environmental protection and technical infrastructure as well as experience exchange to develop PPP form in Binh Duong, tightening the bilateral friendship between the two countries. Binh Duong will also have opportunities to cooperate with other localities of Canada, he added.

Mai Hung Dung, member of provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice-Chairman of provincial People's Committee offered souvenir to Kyle Nunas, Canadian Consul General in HCM city

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​Binh Duong is one of the provinces luring most laborers from other localities nationwide. In 2018, approximately 150,000 laborers welcomed Lunar New Year in Binh Duong. 

The overview of the ceremony

Organizations and enterprises in the province held various activities to take care of laborers. 7,300 car and train tickets were offered to laborers to help them return to their home during Lunar New Year. 350,000 packs of gifts were donated to those who decided to enjoy Tet in Binh Duong.

More than 100 enterprises supported laborers with free transport services. The People's Committee of districts, towns and city offered over 9,000 packs of gifts valued at about VND 4.5 billion to needy laborers who stayed to enjoy Tet in Binh Duong. In addition, most enterprises readjusted salary policies in accordance with Governmental regulations and paid the salary promptly.

Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, Deputy Chairwoman of Viet Nam Labor Federation handed transportation tickets and gifts to laborers

In addition, other art performance activities were held to take care of laborers' spiritual lives.

To acknowledge the achievement, chairman of provincial People's Committee granted certificates of merit to 153 excellent organizations and individuals.

Le Minh Quoc Cuong, Director of provincial department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs offered certificates of merit to excellent individuals and organizations

Le Minh Quoc Cuong, Director of provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and Ha Thanh, Vice Director of Department of Foreign Affairs took photos with individuals and organizations granted with certificates of merit.

The meeting welcomed Tran Van Nam, Member of The Party Central Committee, Secretary of Binh Duong Party Committee, Head of provincial National Assembly Delegation; Pham Van Canh, Standing Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council; Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thanh Liem, Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial Fatherland Front's Committee; deputy chairmen of provincial People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front's Committee; leaders of provincial departments, districts, towns and city and 63 members of provincial People's Council.

Participants approved the resolutions at the meeting

The statements and the draft resolution on regulating the resolution No 30/NQ-HĐND dated December 15th 2017 by provincial People's Council and the plan of public investment in 2018 were approved at the meeting. The attendants made their approvals on regulating and amending the schemes of mineral exploitation for normal building materials from 2016 to 2020, vision to 2030…

Specifically, the plan of public investment in 2018 with nearly VND 8,000 billion was ratified, increasing over VND 510 billion compared to the early year.

Issues related to stone and sand exploitation were also discussed and passed over at the meeting.

The extraction rate for the Inspection Boards deducted from the state budget was approved.

Participants voted members of the 9th provincial People's Committee, tenure 2016 - 2021

The meeting terminated the duties of members of the 10th provincial People's Council who accomplished their official term.

Mr. Pham Van Canh concluded that the meeting was completed as planned and urged provincial People's Committee, boards of provincial People' Council to make good preparation for the next meeting scheduled from 11th to 17th July 2018.

Provincial leaders offered flowered to newly-voted members of provincial People's Committee

Provincial took photos with members of provincial People's Committee

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At the reception, Hung briefed the local socio-economic situation and the tasks of social welfare, healthcare, education. He informed that Binh Duong has now 29 IPs attracting nearly 3.400 enterprises from 63 countries and territories with the capital of over USD 31 billion. Korea ranked fourth with approximately 700 enterprises capitalized at over USD 2.8 billion. Binh Duong and Daejeon will cooperate to organize the 20th anniversary of WTA General Assembly on October 2018 to share experiences on sustainable technology cities.

Dang Minh Hung (first left), Vice-Chairman of provincial People’s Committee received Noh Yong Jae, Head of the city’s Woman, Family and Youth Department

Mr. Noh Yong Jae also informed in brief the operation of Daejeon city’s Woman, Family and Youth Department and the prominent achievements from the exchange between the youth of the 2 localities. He expressed his pleasure on recent accomplishments and expected that both localities will continue to have more practical programs to tighten the bilateral friendship and cooperation.

From 8th to 12th 2018, the Youth delegation of Daejeon city has joined various meaningful activities in Binh Duong, including: exchange programs with Binh Duong youth and students, homestay programs, tours in the destinations and traditional handicraft villages…

​According to Adward McKenna, Samaras is one of the large-scaled businesses in Australia, supplying technical and building services. This working trip to Binh Duong is to seek for business and investment opportunities for a steel plan in Viet Nam and Binh Duong is one of the prominent provinces nationwide. He expected that local authorities will help Samaras to understand more about the investment climate in Binh Duong.

Deputy Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People's Committee briefed the socio-economic situation of Binh Duong, saying that in recent years Binh Duong has become one of the leading provinces in FDI attraction with its transparent investment climate. The province has now 3,400 FDI projects capitalized at nearly USD 31 billion, ranking second nationwide behind HCMC. 63 countries and territories have chosen Binh Duong as good destination for their investment and Australia has invested in Binh Duong with 27 projects and the working capital of USD 104 million, mainly invested in garment and textile, household wooden products and electronic appliances….

Liem highly appreciated Samaras for its decision to seek for business opportunities in Binh Duong and affirmed that local authorities are ready to support those enterprises in their business in Binh Duong while hoping that both sides will cooperate for mutual development.

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Provincial leaders took photos with leaders of Australia's Samaras Corporation​

The Deputy Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People's Committee informed at the reception that with 286 running enterprises capitalized at USD 4.9 billion, Japan is ranked second among the territories and countries that have chosen Binh Duong as the good destination to invest in. Japanese enterprises in Binh Duong have made good business, strictly followed laws of Viet Nam, protected the environment and took care of laborers' lives. He added that local authorities have always accompanied, received feedbacks and promptly solved the enterprises' difficulties while expecting that Mr. Kadowaki Keiichi and the members of HCMC based Japanese Enterprises Association will help to bring more Japanese businesses to Binh Duong.

Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People's Committee offered souvenirs to Kadowaki Keiichi, Chairman of HCMC based Japanese Enterprises Association

Mr. Kadowaki Keiichi replied with brief information that 97 members of the Association are now running their business in HCMC and neighboring provinces and cities. Many of them are now in Binh Duong and play important roles in the Association. He thanked local authorities for their supports to Japanese enterprises, highly appreciated the efforts of the province in improving the investment climate. He hope in the coming time, local authorities will keep on supporting Japanese enterprises while affirming that the Association will boost inviting more enterprises to Binh Duong.

Provincial leaders took photos with the delegation of HCMC based Enterprise Association

​At the reception, Jang Hyang Jin expressed his remarks about the same characteristics of Viet Nam and Korean in overcoming difficulties after wars to develop. Since official sign for cooperation in 2005, Binh Duong and Daejeon have launched various programs of exchanges, cooperation in different sectors. In the coming time, Daejeon will help Binh Duong in organizing the events of WTA 2018.

Dang Minh Hung (first right), Vice Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People's Committee offered gifts to Jang Hyang Jin, Director of Daejeon City's Police

Vice Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the contributions of Korean investors to provincial development recently. With nearly 700 businesses and the registered capital of nearly  USD 3 billion, Korea is ranked fourth among countries and territories to invest in Binh Duong. Korean businesses also pay great attention to social welfare to improve and assure labors living conditions.

Through the visit of Daejeon City's Police from South Korea, Binh Duong will have more experiences in the tasks of security and social welfare. He believed the cooperation between Binh Duong, Daejeon city and other localities of South Korea will further develop.​​

​Distinguished guests at the events included Tran Van Nam, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of provincial Party Committee, Head of provincial National Assembly delegation; Tran Thanh Liem, Tran Thanh Liem, Vice-Secretary of provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial People's Committee; Mai Hung Dung, Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee  and representatives if provincial departments and sectors.

The new company has total capital of over USD 200 million and will develop industrial estate and logistics facilities for lease. ​

Provincial leaders offered flowers to congratulate the event

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Nguyen Van Hung, chairman of Becamex IDC emphasized that the new joint venture's focus is to support sustainable industrial development in Vietnam and become strategic investor in the global supply chain. With its role to provide services to other economic sectors, BW aims to satisfy  the rising demand for modern logistics and industrial real estate platform of investors.

Mai Hung Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee addressed the ceremony

On behalf of provincial leaders, Mai Hung Dung, Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee expressed his congratulation and wished the new company success in his business while expecting that BW Industrial will keep on expanding its production and bring more investors to Binh Duong, contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality. Local authorities will always improve the investment climate, renovate the infrastructure to further satisfy  the demand of businesses and to create favorable conditions for investors to thrive their business in Binh Duong.

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Mai Hung Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee handed investment certificate to representative of BW Industrial Joint Venture

Mai Hung Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee handed investment certificate to representative of BW Industrial Joint Venture

Dang Minh Hung, Deputy Chairman of provincial People's Committee, leaders of sectors, departments together with nearly 500 trade union officials and workers in the province attended the event on May 3rd 2018

 Dang Minh Hung, Deputy Chairman of provincial People's Committee addressed the ceremony

Deputy Chairman of provincial People's Committee praised the contributions of the workforce to the development of the province over the past time while adding that the 2018 provincial Workers' Month and Young Workers' Week will be the month for local administration and business community to take care of workers' spiritual and material lives. He urged the Trade Unions of all levels to have suitable plans and programs, to innovate their operation for the legitimate rights of laborers and sustainable development of the enterprises.

Dang Minh Hung, Vice-Chairman of provincial People's Committee awards the certificates of merit of provincial People's Committee to enterprises well realizing a task of providing workers with meals

Becamex IDC offered memorandum of understanding (MOU) on handing over 3 hectares of land at Bau Bang district's Administrative Center to build a culture center for workers.

 Kim Oanh Real Estate Services-Trading and Construction Joint Stock Company funded construction of 28/7 kindergarten in phase 2 with VND18 billion at My Phuoc Industrial Park​

On this occasion, the organizers awarded the certificates of merit of provincial People's Committee to 15 enterprises well realizing a task of providing workers with meals,  gave 100 gifts worth VND1million each for good-but-poor workers. Becamex IDC also offered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on handing over 3 hectares of land at Bau Bang district's Administrative Center to relevant units to build a culture center for workers. Kim Oanh Real Estate Services-Trading and Construction Joint Stock Company funded construction of 28/7 kindergarten in phase 2 with VND18 billion at My Phuoc Industrial Park. Kim Sang Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company and VNPT's Binh Duong branch donated 220 gifts to workers with difficult circumstances. On this occasion, these two units also signed a MoU on applying welfare policies for workers. Provincial Support Fund for Alien Young Workers offered 10 support packages in cash at between VND1million and VND3million each to needy alien workers.

The organizers also launched a text-message campaign to raise fund for the program of "Accompanying women in border areas" at the ceremony.

 Provincial Trade Union, Kim Sang Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company and VNPT's Binh Duong branch signed a MoU on applying welfare policies for workers

Needy workers received gifts at the ceremony

In April 2018, provincial People's Committee focused its leadership and management on implementing the tasks and measures for socio-economic development, national defense and security.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has increased by 8.16% compared to last month and by 12.4% compared to the same period last year.

The total value of goods retail and the turnover of services obtained VND 15,786 billion, up by 3.4% and 22.6% compared to last month and the same period last year respectively. The accumulation of the first 4 months this year reached VND 60,394 billion, increasing 16.9% over the same period last year.

The export turnover was estimated at USD 2,082 billion, increasing 23.7% compared to the same period last year. The accumulation of the first 4 months this year reached VND 7,477 billion, increasing 16% over the same period last year.

The import turnover was estimated at USD 1,448 billion, increasing 14.5% compared to the same period last year. The accumulation of the first 4 months this year reached VND 5,563 billion, increasing 18.1% over the same period last year.

 From March 16^th till April 15^th, 2018, Binh Duong lured VND 8,481 billion of domestic investment capitals. The accumulation of the first 4 months this year reached VND 17,165 billion. The FDI investment reached USD 119 million. The accumulation of the first 4 months obtained USD 608 million. The budget collection was estimated at VND 4,350 billion. The accumulation of the first 4 months was VND 16,800 billion, increasing 4% compared to the same period last year and accomplishing 32% of the estimate by Provincial People's Council

The socio-cultural sector received full attention. The situation of national defense and security were maintained.

Participants at the meeting discussed and contributed their ideas to the agenda in May 2018 of Provincial People's Committee, the draft project to improve the quality of public transportation services in Binh Duong from 2018 to 2020, the draft policies to support security forces in wards, townlets over the province. ​

 Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee concluded the meeting

Concluding the meeting, Tran Thanh Liem, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly evaluated the socio-economic development of the province in April 2018. He added however that the investment for public works did not follow the progress, obtaining only 7.3% of the year-plan, accounting to April 13rd 2018. He urged the Planning and Investment Department, the provincial Project Management Board and localities to concentrate full efforts to solve difficulties and boost the investment projects. The Chairman noticed provincial departments and sectors deploy solutions to assure traffic safety, to strictly deal with illegal sand exploitation, to strengthen the tasks of firefighting and prevention, to well prepare for the examinations. He required departments and sectors to report their implementation over the tasks assigned by provincial Party Committee and to focus implementing key duties, striving to fulfill the socio-economic targets of 2018.