​​Over the past 5 years of implementing the coordination between the Provincial Public Security and the Provincial Youth Union, there have been many outstanding results. Through good models, effective methods with diversified and rich content, it have actively contributed to the the fight, prevention and combat of crime and drug abuse in Binh Duong province. Every year, the two branches have coordinated to organize propaganda activities in response to the day of the entire population on drug prevention and combat on June 26, plan to open a peak wave of drug prevention and combat. At the same time, implementing the Project "Improving the efficiency of drug prevention and combat in communes, wards and towns" in the province; implementing the Project "Strengthening legal education for people serving imprisonment sentences, people being subjected to judicial measures or administrative handling measures, people newly released from prison reintegrating into the community, young people violating the law, being homeless in the 2018-2021 period".

In addition, the force of Public security and the Provincial Youth Union have coordinated with committees and branches to organize propaganda about the harms of drugs and how to identify drug users, train on detoxification in families and communities to be nearly 5,000 times with more than 460,000 participants, distribute more than 600,000 leaflets to propagate about drug prevention and combat, etc. Along with that, models of drug prevention and combat are built, maintained and replicated at grassroots to promote positivity such as: Model "All people participate in denouncing crimes and social evils via hotlines", model "Managing and educating children in the family without crime and social evils", etc., typically the model "Sunflower Journey", clubs "Light up the belief", etc.

According to the report, as of June 2020, in Binh Duong province, the Investigation Police on Drug-related Crimes is managing more than 3,100 drug addicts. In which, the main age is from 18-30 years old, accounting for nearly 70% of the addicts.

Colonel Tran Van Chinh - Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security awards Certificates of merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in coordinating action on drug prevention and combat among adolescents in the 2016-2020 period.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Xuan - Secretary of Binh Duong Provincial Youth Union awards Certificates of merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing plan to coordinate action on drug prevention and combat among adolescents in the 2016-2020 period.

At the conference, Colonel Tran Van Chinh - Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security highly appreciated the results achieved in 05 years implementing plan to coordinate action on drug prevention and combat among adolescents in the 2016-2020 period. In the coming time, the forces will continue to actively advise the authorities at all levels to effectively implement education, sensitization, and help adolescents who are slow to progress, and adolescents who are detoxifying in the community, and adolescents who repent and reintegrate into the community, drug prevention and combat among adolescents. Since then, contributing to reducing drug-related crimes and other types of crime, bringing peaceful and happy lives for people.

On this occasion, the Director of the provincial Public Security awarded Certificates of merit to 08 collectives and 14 individuals; Binh Duong Provincial Youth Union awarded Certificates of merit to 09 collectives and 16 individuals with outstanding achievements in the implementation of the plan to coordinate action on drug prevention and combat among adolescents in the 2016-2020 period.

​​Attending were Mr. Nguyen Van Canh - Deputy Director of Department III, Government Inspectorate; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial Inspectorate, Inspectorate representatives of departments, committees, branches and districts, towns and cities.

Leaders of Department III, Government Inspectorate and Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee present congratulation flowers to the conference

Over the past 75 years, the Inspectorate branch of Binh Duong province has constantly promoted its tradition, always strives to overcome all difficulties to best complete its assigned tasks; making significant contributions to the construction and development process of Binh Duong province to become a dynamic industrial province in the Southern key economic region.

The innovation of inspection method through thematic and unscheduled inspections, focusing on the contents and fields causing many frustrating mistakes in the public opinion, has brought positive results. In 2020, the whole branch has implemented 65 administrative inspections at 187 units, 597 specialized inspection for 6,374 organizations and individuals. Thereby, the branch has discovered and handled many mistakes, recovered and paid the State budget over VND 29.7 billion. The inspection work has met the requirements of state management; solved many complicated cases, contributing to stabilizing the situation of social order and safety. The settlement of complaints and denunciations are concentrated fiercely, raising the responsibility of the head, in which grassroots mediation is valued. The results of the petition settlement showed positive changes, reaching 98.09%, the organization of implementing the decision reached 94.72%.

In addition, the inspection of responsibility for anti-corruption has been effectively implemented by all levels and sectors in parallel with promoting propaganda, dissemination and education on anti-corruption associated with studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee speaks at the conference

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Truc acknowledged and praised the efforts and achievements achieved by the entire Inspectorate branch of Binh Duong province. In the coming time, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requires the Inspectorate branch to carry out inspection activities to ensure focus and key point, concentrating on areas likely to develop negative, corruption, and unscheduled inspection when detecting signs of law violation. Enhancing the responsibility of leaders of departments, branches and district-level People's Committees in receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations, striving to achieve the rate of over 85% for newly arising cases. Departments, branches and People's Committees at all levels synchronously and effectively implement measures to prevent, detect and handle corruption, and recover corrupt assets in accordance with the law. Improving the quality of operations, maintaining rules and disciplines, building a contingent of qualified, capable and reputable inspectors, on a par with their missions.

On this occasion, the Inspectorate of Binh Duong Province was honored to receive the Certificate of Merit from the Government Inspector General for outstanding performance in 2019 and 2020.

Awarding Certificate of Merit from the Government Inspector General to the Inspectorate of Binh Duong Province

​​Attending were Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial Fatherland Front's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh - Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council.

The BDAWE was born in 2004 with its predecessor being the Club of Women Entrepreneurs, over the past 15 years of operation, the BDAWE increasingly strengthens the linkage, cooperation, mutual assistance, encourages members to make efforts to develop production and business as well as improve qualifications, knowledge, management capacity and development. Thereby, it contributes to affirm the role of women entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurs' community and in the economic development of the province.

During the past term, the BDAWE has actively implemented key solutions to disseminate and propagate the Party's policies, the State's policies and laws on economic development, and raise awareness and responsibility of members on social responsibility and community welfare, etc. The total amount that the women entrepreneurs contribute to charity work in the 2015-2020 term is nearly VND 14 billion.

Authorized by the Prime Minister, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Loc Ha awards the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister to the BDAWE

With the theme "Sharing love", term 2020-2025, the BDAWE will promote activities to support women entrepreneurs in production and business, enhancing responsibility for employees, consumers and social community. Strengthening solidarity, developing new members, paying special attention to women doing small and medium business. Renovating the contents and modes of operation, strengthening the coordination between the association and the Party executive committees at all levels, the authorities and social organizations in order to continuously improve the position and role of the Association in the economic development of the province.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the efforts, trying and results achieved by the women entrepreneurs' community in the province in recent years. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee wished the province's female entrepreneurs to continue sharing, linking, supporting, promoting talents and intelligence, contributing to improving the capacity of each female-led enterprise; actively participate in social security activities, join hands with all levels of the Women's Union in the province to care for the poor, especially women in extremely difficult circumstances, poor students fond of learning. The BDAWE needs to promote its role as a gathering place, demonstrating the bravery of good women in economic management, production and business administration and a gathering place of compassionate hearts, etc.

The Executive Committee of the BDAWE for the 2020-2025 term launches the Congress

The Congress elected the 3^rd Executive Committee of the BDAWE for the 2020-2025 term including 11 people. Ms. Vu Kieu Nu was re-elected as the Chairman of the Association.

On this occasion, the BDAWE was honored to receive the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister; the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of merit to collectives and individuals with many contributions to the development of the province in the past time. The BDAWE donated 45 compassion houses to localities in the province; VND 1 billion to the Provincial Sponsoring Association for Disabled People and Orphans; supported VND 250 million for the Provincial Fund for the Poor and VND 250 million for the Provincial Start-up Women Fund.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial Fatherland Front's Committee awards Certificates of Merit of the Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals with many contributions to the development of the province over the past time

The BDAWE supports VND 250 million for the Provincial Fund for the Poor and VND 250 million for the Provincial Start-up Women Fund

The BDAWE donates 45 compassion houses for localities in the province

​​On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha congratulated the collective, leaders, officials, teachers, and staff of Education and Training branch on Vietnamese Teachers' Day. At the same time, to recognize the results that the branch has achieved in recent years. Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee wished the Education and Training branch to continue promoting the spirit of solidarity, creativity, promoting democracy and tightening discipline; reviewing the system of facilities and equipment to ensure meeting teaching needs as well as renovating textbooks.

Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha (4^th from right) - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presents congratulation flowers to the Department of Education and Training of Binh Duong province on the celebration of Vietnamese Teachers' Day

Mr. Nguyen Van Phong - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training would like to thank the timely attention and direction of the provincial leaders to help the Education and Training branch of Binh Duong province fulfill their tasks and reap many achievements during the past time. In the coming time, the branch will continue its efforts to raise the level of education in the province, train elite generations and high-quality human resources to build a rich, beautiful and civilized Binh Duong.

​Mr. Ho Quang Diep - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee chaired the Meeting. Through the inspection of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the regulation of the form of car management and the contracting of expenses for the use of cars for the general work of agencies, organizations and units under the under the management scope of Binh Duong province aims to reduce budget expenditure and to manage and use cars according to prescribed standards and norms, on the other hand, contribute to thrift practice, rational use of budget and help the contracted subjects take the initiative in their work. Therefore, that the provincial People's Committee submits to the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council for consideration and unanimous opinion on the car management for general work in the standards, norms of agencies, organizations and units under the management scope of Binh Duong province, is necessary and authorized.

Overview of the meeting

According to the Statement of the Provincial People's Committee, the provincial level includes 02 forms of management for 02 blocks of agencies and units. For cars serving the general work of agencies, organizations and units under the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Office is assigned for management. For cars serving the general work of agencies, organizations and units (except for agencies and units under the Provincial Party Committee), each agency, organization or unit is assigned to directly manage and use. The Economic - Budget Committee found that the above two contents were consistent with the Government's Decree no. 04/2019/ND-CP dated January 11, 2019, and at the same time consistent with the content of the Provincial Party Committee's Decision no. 1252-QD/TU dated November 11, 2019 on approving the Project of organizing the apparatus of the Provincial Party Committee Office to be streamlined, effective and efficient under Resolution no. 18-NQ/TW of the Central Executive Committee.

At the district level, the Provincial People's Committee proposed to assign each District Party Committee Office, Town Party Committee, City Party Committee and People's Council - People's Committee Office of districts, town and city for management. The Economic - Budget Committee found that this proposal was not consistent with the provisions of Article 13 of the Government's Decree no. 04/2019/ND-CP dated January 11, 2019. Therefore, the Economic - Budget Committee proposed the Provincial People's Committee to comply with the provisions of Decree no. 04/2019/ND-CP assigning the district-level People's Committee Office to perform centralized car management to arrange for general work for titles with standards to use car when traveling on business. The Economic - Budget Committee proposed the Standing Committee of the People's Council to only agree with the content for the provincial level.

Speaking at the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Ho Quang Diep said that, based on the inspection results of the Economic - Budget Committee, the Standing Committee of the People's Council basically agreed with the contents submitted by the provincial People's Committee regulating the form of car management for general work for the provincial level. At the same time, the Provincial People's Committee is proposed to consult the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on the above content.

​At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Hop - Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of Southern Power Corporation gave a brief information on the implementation of the production and business targets and construction investment for the 2016-2019 period and the first 10 months of 2020 and the plan orientation for the 2021-2025 period in Binh Duong province. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hop, the current electricity demand in Binh Duong province is increasing rapidly, in some key areas such as My Phuoc Industrial Park 1, 2, 3; Song Than industrial park; Tan Uyen town, Phu Giao district, etc. are in danger of overload. Therefore, the organization of electricity demand review and assessment in key areas is necessary to have specific plans for investment in power projects and works in the province to meet the electricity demand for daily life of the people and for the production and business of enterprises in the province. In 2020, the commercial electricity output in the province is estimated at 14,186 billion kWh, and forecasting by 2025, the demand for commercial electricity in the province is 20.876 billion kWh.

Overview of the reception and meeting

In the 2021-2025 period, the Corporation will continue to invest in Binh Duong province in 220kV, 110kV and distribution grid projects to ensure safe and continuous electricity supply for regional economic development. Expected investment capital demand is about VND 5,237 billion; in which mainly investment in the 110kV power grid with a total capital of VND 3,389 billion for 52 projects in the province. With the aim of ensuring adequate, timely, safe, stable and quality power supply to meet the province's socio-economic development and to meet the technical requirements of the grid, customer service, and application of science and technology.

The Corporation desires Binh Duong province to continue supporting and facilitating the site clearance and land fund so that it can soon deploy the construction of power projects in the province, especially key projects: 110kV Khanh Van station and connecting line; 110kV Uyen Hung-Phu Giao transmission line; 110kV Ascendas station and 110kV An Tay transmission line. At the same time, considering for the Electricity branch to access preferential loans from the Provincial Development Investment Fund to serve power projects and works in the 2021-2025 period, contributing to ensuring the power supply in the area.

The delegates take souvenir photos

Recognizing the opinion of the Southern Power Corporation, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Truc highly appreciated the achievements of the Corporation as well as the Binh Duong Power Company in recent years, ensuring the supply of electricity sources for socio-economic development in the locality; at the same time said that the province will continue to support the Power branch in land acquisition, creating a land fund to serve power projects and works. In addition, the Department of Industry and Trade was assigned to coordinate with Binh Duong Power Company to review key areas and electricity demand to effectively implement projects, ensuring electricity supply to serve production and business activities and daily life for the people.

​​At Binh Duong broadcast station, there were leaders of the provincial social insurance agency and representatives of departments and agencies attending the ceremony.

VssID - Digital social insurance is a product of the digital transformation ecosystem of Vietnam social insurance industry to serve the people. The VssID application currently provides essential utilities and information such as: Monitoring the participation process, benefit history, policies of social insurance and health insurance; looking up information such as social insurance codes, social insurance agencies, medical examination and treatment facilities with health insurance certificate and collection points, collection agents of voluntary social insurance and household health insurance; 24/7 support service, etc.

Using the VssID application, users can also perform the monitoring role of the employer's obligation to pay social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance (UI) to employees, contribute to publicity and transparency of information and limit the status of debt payment, evasion of payment for social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance for employees of units and enterprises.

At the same time, the VssID application is also a communication channel that fully and promptly provides information on social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies so that users can see the human values of welfare policies of the Party and the State.

Delegates attend at Binh Duong broadcast station

Delegates learn about the application "VssID - Digital Social Insurance" on mobile devices

Delivering a speech after pressing the button to release application, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the introduction of application is a powerful and practical step in administrative reform and information technology application of the social insurance industry, contributing to national digital strategy and e-Government development. By providing this app, Vietnam Social Insurance has demonstrated its pioneering spirit in efforts to facilitate the people.

The Prime Minister acknowledged and praised the Vietnam Social Insurance for its continuous efforts over the past time to research and apply modern technology to the industry's activities to bring benefits to participants and beneficiaries of regimes, policies of social insurance and health insurance. Currently, the coverage of social insurance has been expanded, increasing by more than 1.3 times compared to 2015, accounting for nearly 33% of the workforce by 2020; the rate of participation in health insurance increased from 76.5% in 2015 to about 91% in 2020. This is respectable result.

​​There were Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Ashok Lavasa - Vice President of ADB, Mr. Shohei Hara - Director of Financial Division and Private Sector Cooperation, JICA and leaders of State Bank, departments, branches of Binh Duong province and BIWASE Company attending the ceremony.

According to the signed content, ADB and JICA gave BIWASE 16 million USD of the Government's non-guaranteed loans, including 8 million USD from ADB and 8 million USD from JICA. The capital is used to invest in increasing the capacity of Tan Hiep Water Plant to 100,000 m³ / day, to supply water to industrial zones and households in Ben Cat town, Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong new city and surrounding areas.

Accompanying the loans, amount of 500,000 USD for technical assistance will also be provided by the e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund which was established by Korea in 2006 to help member of ADB meets its development goals by creating and sharing experience, information, and knowledge.

Leaders of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Binh Duong Water - Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) sign the sponsorship of Tan Hiep Water Plant expansion project under the witness of provincial leaders

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Ashok Lavasa - Vice President of ADB said that over the years, ADB has spent many preferential loans to Vietnam Government, including loans for water supply and sanitation which aims to help improve the environment as well as living conditions of the Vietnamese people.

The loan signed by ADB and JICA to co-finance BIWASE is the first government's non-guaranteed loan of these two organizations to Vietnam, in order to reduce the state budget liability. This is an improvement of ADB and JICA, and also a success of BIWASE in accessing long-term investment loans with good interest rates.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shohei Hara - Director of Financial Division and Private Sector Cooperation, JICA highly appreciated BIWASE's capacity and reputation in implementing ODA projects. He believes that BIWASE will coordinate to effectively use capital resources to successfully implement the Tan Hiep Water Plant expansion project.           

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee delivers a speech at the signing ceremony

On behalf of Binh Duong People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc thanked ADB and JICA for their support to BIWASE in obtaining appropriate loans to better implement increase of capacity, water supply expansion and increase the rate of people using clean water in the province.

Thereby, both developing technical infrastructure and creating a premise for the socio-economic development of Binh Duong province, and also meeting the purpose of loaning development assistance capital of ADB and JICA.​

​According to the report, the crime of lending with high interest rate in civil transactions and other crimes related to black credit activities in the province is relatively complicated with many sophisticated operation methods and tricks to approach borrowers such as sending business cards, flyers with the content "installment loans", "financial assistance", "consumer lending", etc.

These subjects often operate in small, mobile groups, work under the name of financial leasing companies, mortgage collateral, etc. When people need to borrow money, these subjects use different types of contracts such as land use right transfer contract, car and motorbike sale and rental contract, etc. In the event that the debtors are insolvent, they will use debt collection measures such as: Letting criminals pressure, intimidate, use force, throw paint, dirt into the house or drag crowds of people to their own homes, threaten phone calls, swear, or tortur. In many cases, the debt collectors commit acts of intentionally causing injury, illegally arresting people, and appropriating property.

Functional forces work with subjects who lend high interest rate and black credit

According to Colonel Mr. Tran Van Chinh - Deputy Director, Head of Binh Duong Investigation Police Agency, in the period of 2018-2020, Binh Duong Provincial Police received 44 cases, 90 related subjects to black credit operations, thereby prosecuting 37 cases, 75 subjects, administrative sanctions of 02 cases, 05 subjects. With the crime of lending high interest rate in civil transactions, they received 38 cases, 65 subjects, of which 29 were prosecuted, 50 were prosecuted.​

In the coming time, Binh Duong Provincial Police will build many new solutions in preventing and combating crime of high interest loans in civil transactions and other crimes related to black credit activities, contributing to ensuring the security in the area, bringing peace of life for people.

In addition to the fight and prevention for the crime of lending with high interest in civil transactions and other crimes related to black credit activities, the Provincial Police also flexibly uses propaganda methods, mobilizes people to be alert to this crime such as: Organizing propaganda sessions for people right in the residential community, workers, motels, distributing leaflets, etc.

​​The Provincial Standing Party Committee gave the transfer decision to 06 comrades including: Mr. Pham Van Chanh - Member of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, Secretary of the Phu Giao District Party Committee stopped joining in the Executive Committee, the Phu Giao District Standing Party Committee, resigned from the position of Secretary of Phu Giao District Party Committee from November 15, 2020 in order to perform the task of Chairman of the Provincial Party Inspection Committee for the term 2020-2025; Ms. Nguyen Thi My Hang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Deputy Chairman of Provincial Party Committee for the term 2015-2020 came to work at Phu Giao District Party Committee and was appointed to join in the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee, to hold the position of Secretary of the Phu Giao District Party Committee for the term 2020-2025 from November 15, 2020; Mr. Le Hong Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Inspection Committee of Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee stopped joining in the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee of Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee, resigned from the position of Chairman of Thu Dau Mot City Party Committee to work at the Provincial Party Inspection Committee in order to perform the task of Deputy Chairman of the Provincial Inspection Committee for the term 2020-2025 from November 15, 2020; Ms. Nguyen Kim Loan - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department came to work at the Provincial Confederation of Labor from November 20, 2020; Mr. Bui Duc Trung - Deputy Chairman of Bau Bang District Party Inspection Committee came to work at the Provincial Party Inspection Committee and was assigned to hold the position of Member of Provincial Party Inspection Committee for the term 2020-2025.

 Mr. Vo Van Minh (the third from right) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao (the middle) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee give the Decision and present flowers to the mobilized comrades

 Mr. Vo Van Minh (the third from right) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao (the fourth from right) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee give the Decision and present flowers to the appointed and reappointed comrades

Mr. Vo Van Minh (right cover) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao (left cover) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee give the retirement decision and present flowers to Mr. Tran Trong Lam

The Provincial Standing Party Committee also gave decisions of the Provincial People's Committee to transfer and appoint Mr. Nguyen Hong Chuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Health to hold the position of Director of Department of Health cum Rector of Binh Duong Medical College; to accept and appoint Mr. Le Tuan Anh - Deputy Rector of Thu Dau Mot University to hold the position of Deputy Director of Binh Duong Department of Information and Communication; to accept and appoint Mr. Nguyen Viet Long - Deputy General Director of Becamex IDC Corporation to be Deputy Director of Department of Science and Technology from December 1, 2020; to reappoint Mr. Nguyen Chi Hieu to be Deputy Director of Binh Duong Department of Transport. The Provincial Party Committee also gave the retirement decision under the regime from December 1, 2020 to Mr. Tran Trong Lam - Head of the Provincial Emulation and Commendation Committee.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivers a speech at the ceremony

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao acknowledged the contributions of comrade Tran Trong Lam to the development of the province in recent years and wished him healthy and happiness. At the same time, he wanted the comrades who were transferred, appointed and reappointed to continue promoting their professional capabilities and collective unity to fulfill their assigned tasks.

​Registered address: One-stop shop - Department of Health, 15^th floor of Tower A, Provincial Administration Center, Hoa Phu ward, Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong province

Contact information: Dr. Nguyen Hong Chuong (Deputy Director of the Departme​nt of Health), phone: 0918.597.354; Dr. Pham Anh Tung (Head of Financial Planning Department), phone: 0913.740.630.

Time to register for consultancy: 01 month (November 10, 2020 - December 10, 2020).

​There were Mr. Ho Quang Diep - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, boards, agencies attending the meeting. The meeting is online to broadcast stations in 09 districts, towns and cities.

Positive socio-economic development

The report on socio-economic situation, national defense and security in 2020 at the meeting showed that although Covid-19 epidemic did not appear in the community in the province, it made many socio - economic activities being paused during social distancing; production and business had a time of standstill, consumption of goods and services declined, workers stopped working, the life of a part of people was in difficulties.

The meeting overview

Under the drastic direction of the Government, the Provincial Party Committee, the supervision of the Provincial People's Council, promoting the spirit of efforts to overcome difficulties, challenges, strong innovation of all levels, branches and solidarity with high consensus and determination of the whole political system, business community and the people, the socio-economic situation of the province has developed positively and comprehensively in most of fields. As a result, 17 targets have been achieved and exceeded, 14 targets have not been achieved as planned. Gross Regional Domestic Product in the province (GRDP) is estimated to increase by 6.78% (the plan is to increase by 8.6 - 8.8%); Average GRDP per capita reaches 150.1 million VND (the plan is 154.2 million VND); economic structure of industry - service - agriculture - product tax minus product subsidies with respective proportions of 65.97% - 22.69% - 3.23% - 8.11% (the plan is 66.6% - 23.1% - 2.5% - 7.8%). Index of industrial production development increases 8.02% (the plan is to increase by 9.6% in 2020). Total retail sales of goods and service revenue reached 252,889 billion VND, increased by 12.3% (the plan is to increase by 19.9% in 2020); the annual average consumer price index is estimated to increase by 3.21%.

In particular, the import and export activities are strongly influenced because the supply of raw materials for production is interrupted and the output market of exportation is narrowed in the context of epidemics. However, since the second quarter of 2020, businesses have recovered quite well, started to export goods to many markets (the US, Japan, Korea, ASEAN, some European countries, and China). Export turnover is estimated at 27 billion 443 million US dollars, increased by 8.5% (the plan is to increase by 15%). Import turnover was estimated at 21 billion 466 million USD, increased by 7.6%. The province's trade surplus in 2020 reaches nearly 6 billion USD.

Estimated total investment capital for social development will reach 133,568 billion VND, increase by 11.6% (the plan is to increase by 5.5% in 2020). As of October 15, 2020, the disbursement value of public investment capital reached 4,670 billion VND, reaching 31.3% of the adjusted plan in 2020 and reached 43.3% of the plan which is assigned by the Prime Minister.

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the People's Committee of the province, sectors and industrial zone investors have actively developed and implemented marketing and investment promotion programs in various appropriate forms; at the same time, organizing many activities to support the development of startup ideas, contributing to forming an innovation ecosystem and promoting a strong wave of start-up. As of October 31, 2020, domestic investment has attracted 63,909 billion VND for business registration capital (increase by 20.6%). Up to now, the whole province has 47,890 registered businesses with total registered capital being 428,567 billion VND. Foreign direct investment attracted 1 billion 732 million USD (exceed 23.7% of the year plan, decrease 34% over the same period). Up to now, the whole province has 3,913 valid foreign-invested projects with a total registered capital of 35.3 billion USD.

The total budget revenue is estimated at 59,700 billion VND, reaching 96% of estimates of the Provincial People's Council, increasing by 1% over the same period. Total local budget balancing expenditure was estimated at 26,063 billion VND, reaching 98% of estimates of the Provincial People's Council, increasing by 5% over the same period. Total tax arrears by December 31, 2020 are estimated at 2,142 billion VND, equal to 4.75% of the assigned estimate budget revenue.

The whole province mobilized 616 billion VND from many sources to take care for the subjects; building and repairing 16 houses of gratitude and 52 great unity houses. As of November 2020, the province has reduced 761 poor households, no households fell back into poverty; the whole province has 3,114 poor households (accounting for 0.95%) and 3,031 near-poor households (accounting for 1.05%) according to the provincial multi-dimensional poverty index. In the first 10 months of 2020, 40,486 people have jobs, reaching 90% of the plan (estimated at the end of 2020, it will reach 100.7% of the plan).

Economic recovery and growth

The meeting stated that the year 2021 is the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 11^th Provincial Party Congress and the Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan (2021-2025), forecasting the world and regional situation to continue being in complex developments, opportunities and advantages interspersed with difficulties and challenges that will affect Vietnam in general and Binh Duong province in the coming time. The Provincial People's Committee has determined that the overall goal for 2021 is to focus on implementing the target of both stable socio-economic development and effective disease prevention and control; recover growth and continue promoting economic restructuring in the direction of increasing the proportion of service industry, stabilizing the proportion of industry; focus on improving the quality of growth. Continue improving the business investment environment, support enterprises to overcome difficulties and challenges; accelerate the construction and disbursement of public investment capital, implement key projects, develop urban - service and build smart city. Ensure social security, constantly improve people's lives, develop culture and people; attach importance to developing human resources in association with science and technology, innovation, digital transformation to become the foundation for economic growth. Strengthen administrative discipline, regulations, organizational structure, streamlining payrolls and reforming administrative procedures; prevent and fight against corruption, practice thrift and fight against waste. Ensure national defense and security, maintaining social order and safety, improving the efficiency of foreign affairs and international integration. The Provincial People's Committee identified 33 major targets in 2021, of which, the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) will increase by 8.5-8.7% compared to 2020.

​Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivers a speech to conclude the meeting

Delivering a speech to conclude the meeting, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao agreed the socio-economic targets in 2021. To achieve the above goals, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested all levels and sectors to focus on the set out tasks and solutions. In particular, continue implementing the construction of a new and advanced countryside, especially the model "Smart Village" which is deployed in Bach Dang commune, Tan Uyen town. Step up administrative reform; improve the quality of the contingent of cadres, civil servants and public employees. Focus on investment in building a Smart City operating center for development of e-government. At the same time, promote the training of skilled labor force to meet the needs of enterprises in the new period. Speed up the implementation of key public investment projects in the province. Drastically implement solutions to reduce traffic accidents; ensure security and order in the province.​

​There were Mr. Pham Thanh Nam - Deputy Director of Multilateral Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and leaders of Department of Foreign Affairs of Binh Duong province, Ho Chi Minh City attending.

In 02 days, 12 and 13 – Nov - 2020, trainees will be conveyed 03 topics by lecturers and reporters: external communication skills; the new phase of Vietnam's international economic integration and a number of issues raised during the implementation of the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA); current world situation and Vietnam's diplomatic relations, local foreign affairs.

According to Mr. Le Phu Hoa - Director of Binh Duong Department of Foreign Affairs, Binh Duong's activities of foreign affair in recent years have brought practical results, contributing to enhancing the position and image of dynamic and creative Binh Duong, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province. However, in addition to encouraging achievements, activities of foreign affair in Binh Duong as well as other provinces and cities in the region still have some limitations, not meeting the increasing demands and requirements of foreign affairs in new situation. The coordination of agencies, unions and localities in foreign affairs is not yet close. The contingent of cadres and civil servants working on foreign affairs of some departments, branches and localities have not yet grasped the basic skills, lack of professional knowledge and practical experience. Therefore, this class for updating knowledge of foreign affair is an opportunity for cadres and civil servants of Binh Duong and other provinces and cities to equip with knowledge, skills and professional qualification. At the same time, to update more information of the regional and world situation, Vietnam's external relations, and opportunities and challenges of foreign affair activities in the new situation.

Students discuss with lecturer Pham Tran Thanh Thao - Deputy Director of Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City

​Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with relevant departments and branches and the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities continue to thoroughly grasp, seriously and effectively implement the Prime Minister's instructions, guidelines of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the prevention and control of African Swine Fever; promulgate mechanisms, policies and guiding documents related to the prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases; especially the work of vaccination for disease prevention, decontamination and disinfection of livestock environment and disease surveillance. Promptly, fully and strictly arranging budget and human resources for the prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases. Organizing regular prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases and arranging resources ready to participate in diseases control when a disease occurs.

At the same time, carrying out regular, wide-ranging information and propaganda to specific subjects (breeders, traders, staff in charge of veterinary, etc.) on solutions to prevention and control of diseases, biosecurity in animal husbandry and warning the harmful effects of livestock and poultry diseases to the economy and livestock sector. Diversifying and modernizing forms of communication in the media. Training grassroots civil servants, public employees and veterinarians in the Veterinary Agency at all levels and breeders and traders in the expertise and profession as well as the guidelines, policies, regulations and instructions of State and Superior Veterinary Agencies in the field of animal disease prevention and control.

At the same time, implementing synchronous technical solutions such as: Management of livestock operations; vaccination; disease monitoring, periodic cleaning, decontamination and disinfection of households/livestock farms; trading points for livestock and poultry and livestock and poultry products; high-risk areas, public areas, etc. in the province after each concentrated vaccination. Quarantining the transport of animals and animal products; controlling animal slaughter and inspecting veterinary hygiene. Periodically inspecting the quality of veterinary drugs, animal feed quality and the use of "banned substances" at business and trading establishments; inspecting veterinary practice conditions of relevant organizations and individuals in the province according to regulations.

People's Committees of districts, towns and cities actively coordinate with Veterinary Agencies to implement activities to build and maintain conditions of livestock areas that have been certified to be safe from animal diseases to meet consumption in the province and in the country. For African swine fever, seriously implementing the Decision no. 2496/QD-UBND dated August 31, 2020 of the Binh Duong provincial People's Committee on the approval of the implementation plan of the "National plan on African swine fever prevention and control for the 2020-2025 period" in Binh Duong province.

Decision​ 

​Accordingly, agencies, units, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities strictly implement the working regulations and working programs of the Provincial People's Committee. Strictly obeying the decisions, directions, conclusions of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and reporting progress according to regulations; in case of delay or failure, it must be promptly reported and clearly stated the reason.

Well implementing the coordination among departments, branches, localities and units according to the assigned functions and tasks; proactively advising and proposing the Provincial People's Committee in directing the implementation; not transferring or pushing content or work within their functions and authority to the Provincial People's Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee or to other agencies and units.

Before registering, submitting to the provincial People's Committee for guidance, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, agencies and units assigned to preside over the work must prepare the full content, have specific documents, advise to propose solutions and clear settlement plans which express their views and send documents in advance to all participants in the meeting to study. If it is necessary to collect comments from relevant agencies and units, the agency in charge shall send a written request for comments, which must specify a specific time limit for such agencies to study and propose their comments; if past the time limit, the requested agency does not give a response, it shall be deemed to be consistent and responsible for such content.

In case the content submitted by the assigned to preside over does not guarantee the quality, there are no comments from relevant branches, the proposed content is still general, and the views and opinions are not specified, the Provincial People's Committee will not consider and resolve and the Head of the agency or unit must bear full responsibility for the unsolved proposal.

For meetings, working sessions of the Chairman, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; agencies and units must arrange and send the correct participants to the meeting; do not send unauthorized people to the meeting; well prepare reports and recommendations related to the functions and duties of their agencies and units. In case invitees cannot attend due to force majeure, they must report, seek specific opinions and obtain the approval of the chairperson of the meeting.​