The Vietnam Youth Federation of Binh Dinh Province is offering free treatment and medication to 1,600 residents in the four communes of Phu My District, under the program "Humane Journey for Community Health 2011". A team of the federation also held a first-aid training and nutrition class for 100 parents of primary students. The team offered 500 crates of milk, donated by Friesland Campina Vietnam, and 40 scholarships worth VND250,000 each, donated by My Tai Company, a member of Binh Dinh Young Business Association. The team members also mobilized 1,600 union members and students to register for blood donation. The program is part of a new health care program called "Young Doctors Follow Teachings of Uncle Ho - Volunteer for Community Health", launched by the Viet Nam Federation of Youth Unions, Vietnamese Young Doctors' Association and Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper. The program has been launched to commemorate the 121st birth anniversary of Uncle Ho, 100th anniversary since … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh Province benefits from Healthcare program
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Eight Lion Bas-Relieves Found In Binh Dinh Province
According to Dr. Dinh Ba Hoa, vice director of Binh Dinh Museum, four couples of lion bas-relieves were found in Binh Lam tower, Phuoc Hoa village, Tuy Phuoc District, Binh Dinh Province by museum's officials when they cleared the site to keep the tower from the damage on March 27, 2006. The bas-relieves were carved around the outside of the tower's first floor. Binh Lam tower's architecture was considered the transition from My Son A1 style to Binh Dinh style of the first half of the 11th century. This discovery all the more has to affirm the exactitude of the date. The bas-relieves were carved with four different postures lively. Two couples were taking a step forward, curving their tails up. The other couples were also stepping forward, turning their heads around and showing laniaries cruelly. The first part of the tails was rather curved, while the end dropped. It can be said that they are the most beautiful and undamaged lion bas-relieves of the Champa architecture in Binh … [Read more...] about Eight Lion Bas-Relieves Found In Binh Dinh Province
Illegal titanium ore mining unabated in Binh Dinh Province
The People's Committee in Phu Cat District said on Friday that titanium ore mining was concentrated along the coastal communes like Cat Thanh, Cat Khanh and Cat Hai. Each day around 400-500 people flock to the mining site run by Binh Dinh Minerals Joint Stock Company in Cat Thanh Commune to dig for titanium ore. One kilogram of ore fetches VND700-1,000, providing about VND200,000-250,000 to each digger per day. The People's Committee of Cat Thanh Commune said that titanium ore mining began in 2007 and has flourished over the last two years. Although provincial and commune authorities have made great efforts to stop illegal exploiting of titanium ore, it has been hard to control as the diggers keep returning back. … [Read more...] about Illegal titanium ore mining unabated in Binh Dinh Province
Construction starts in national road No 19 in Binh Dinh province
(VOVworld)-The southern province of Binh Dinh has started construction of national road No 19 section linking Quy Nhon port to national highway 1A. This is one of the key routes in the south central region and the East West economic corridor. Deputy national assembly chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was speaking at the ceremony: "This dynamic road opening to Quy Nhon port will facilitate socio economic development and national security in Binh Dinh province, central economic hub, the central highlands and connectivity to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. I urged the investor and contractor to ensure quality and technical regulations while completing the project on schedule." … [Read more...] about Construction starts in national road No 19 in Binh Dinh province
Metro Cash & Carry assists flood victims in Binh Dinh Province
Metro Cash & Carry assists flood victims in Binh Dinh Province By Quoc Hung in HCMC Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam on Wednesday donated 4,000 cartons of instant noodles and 2,300 cartons of drinking water to the central province of Binh Dinh which was hammered by two tropical storms recently that resulted in devastating floods. The People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province accepted the gifts and delivered them to families in the worst hit areas. Within only a few weeks, people in central Vietnam suffered typhoons Ketsana and Mirinae and consequent record floods. Metro Cash & Carry is committed to its corporate citizenship with Vietnam's local community and people. "I hope our company's gifts are useful and help the families in flood hit areas. As a mainly Vietnamese based company, Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam cares about and shares with the local communities here in Vietnam," said Randy Guttery, general director of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam, in a statement. Metro Cash … [Read more...] about Metro Cash & Carry assists flood victims in Binh Dinh Province