Socio-economic overview in January 2008

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A/ SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

I. ECONOMY:

1. Manufacturing:

1.1. Industrial manufacture:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 01/2008 is VND 6036.8 billion (fixed price in 1994), achieving 7.7% of the plan and increasing 19.5% compared with the same period.   

a/. Central state owned industrial sectors:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 01/2008 is VND 721.1 billion, achieving 8.1% of the plan or 18% higher than the same period.   

12 out of 13 secondary industries have production value increased while the remainings have it decreased or remained against the same period.

b/. Local state owned industrial sectors:

The production value in  01/2008 is estimated to reach VND181bil, achieving 7.5% of the plan, up 7.1% against the same period.   

11 out of 12 secondary industries have production value increased while the remainings have it decreased or remained against the same period

c. Non-state industrial sectors:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 01/2008 is VND 780.4 billion, achieving 8% of the plan, up 16.6% against the same period.   

d. Foreign-Invested Industrial Sectors:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in 01/2008 is VND 4282.1 billion, achieving 7.6% of the plan, up 21.1% against the same period.

18 out of 21 sectors have their production value increased over the same period while the remainings have it remained against the same period

Overview of Key Industrial Sectors’ Growth

In January 2008, key industrial sectors continues growing:

Table: growth rate and structure of 9 key industrial sectors up to January 2008:

No.	Industrial sectors	Production value, Structure				Increase rate over the same period (%)
		January 2007		January 2008
		Value VND bil	Structure (%)	Value VND bil	Structure (%)
	Total	5053.6	100%	6036.7	100%	19.45
1	Mineral resource exploiting and Building material	345.9	6.84	404.6	6.70	16.96
2	Processing industry of agricultural products and foods	1366.1	27.03	1620.3	26.84	18.60
3	Textile and Footwear	1.294.1	25.61	1576.8	26.12	21.85
4	Wood processing	292.2	5.78	358.5	5.94	22.69
5	Production of papers and made-of-paper products	128.2	2.54	146.8	2.43	14.53
6	+ Chemical substances and rubber	515.3	10.20	636.1	10.54	23.43
7	Machinery	484.6	9.59	589.9	9.77	21.73
8	Electricity and Electronics	571.2	11.30	651.3	10.79	14.03
9	Power and Water	56.0	1.11	52.5	0.87	3.80

+ Building material exploring and building material manufacturing sectors

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND404.6, up 19.5% over the same period. 

+ Processing industry of agricultural produce and foods

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND1620.3bil, up 18.6% over the same period including the increase of 17.4% in food and beverage manufacturing sector

+ Textile, garment and footwear

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND1576.8bil, up 26.8% over the same period in which textile up 26.6%, suit making up 19.2% and  leather and pack manufacture up 18.6% against the same period

+ Wood processing:

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND385.5bil, up 22.7% over the same period

+ Paper and Publishing

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND146.8bil, up 2.4% over the same period in which production of paper and paper made products up 14.4%.

+ Chemical substances, rubber and plastic:

Estimated value in 01/2008  is VND636.1bil, up 23.4% over the same period

+ Machinery:

Estimated value 01/2008   is VND589.9bil, up 21.7% over the same period.

+ Electricity and Electronics: Estimated value in the first 2 months is VND651.3bil, up 14.3% over the same period, in which production of office equipment and computers  up 7.1%.

+ Power and Water:

Estimated value in 01/2008  is VND52.5bil, 3.8% as much as the same period.

Power Emission Productivity of Amata Electricity Co. and Power Sale of Formosa and Vedan gained 101.3 million kw/h, 1.7% higher than the previous month.1.2. Agricultural, forest and aquatic products:

1.2.1. Agricultural production:

a/ Farming:

The seeding and planting progress of the winter –spring season: By 10/01/2008, the total area of 27415 ha has been seeded and gained 74.9% of the plan, up 10.6% against the same period,

The seeding area of the winter –spring season in districts, towns and Bien Hoa City

No.	Localities	Output of 2007 winter-spring season	Plan for 2008 winter-spring season	Estimated output for 2008 winter-spring season	Comparison (%)
					Plan	The same period
1	Bien Hoa City	679	1194	477	39.9	70.3
2	Vinh Cuu District	734	3099	862	27.8	117.4
3	Trang Bom District	1867	1932	1898	98.2	101.7
4	Thong Nhat District	1171	1531	1244	81.2	106.2
5	Long Khanh Town	471	608	423	69.6	89.8
6	Xuan Loc District	5382	6553	6165	94.1	114.6
7	Cam My District	2961	2761	2919	105.7	98.6
8	Dinh Quan District	1370	3519	2520	71.6	183.9
9	Tan Phu District	5451	8828	5732	64.9	105.2
10	Long Thanh District	1397	3287	2176	66.2	155.8
11	Nhon Trach District	3309	3304	2999	90.8	90.6
	Total	24792	36616	27415	74.9	110.6

b/ Breeding

provide enough devices, materials, vaccines and labour protection to control bird flu and foot and mouth disease

the epidemic disease overview: January 2008 did not see the occurrence of bird flu and the recurrence of foot and mouth disease and blue ear disease in pigs.

1.2.2/ Forestry

Prevent forest fires from breaking out and always be ready to fight fires in case they unfortunately go out

Intensify inspection of wood products in key areas bordering provinces and traffic stations

Train forest-inspecting teams how to manage wild animals

1.2.3/ Aquaculture

Continue disseminating and instructing fishermen to comply with Fisheries Law, prohibit advantages of explosive and pulse fishing.

2. Trading, service, export and import:

2.1. Trading and service sector:

2.1.1. Domestic market:

Estimated total of commodity retail sale in 01/2008 is VND 2564.9 billion, surging 31.8% over the same period including VND2121.2bil earned by the trading sector, up 29.8%, VND176.6bil earned by the restaurant – hotel sector, up 40.8% and VND266.2bil earned by the service sector, up 43.4%.

State economic sector: Estimated total of commodity retail sale in 01/2008 is VND 214.2 billion, surging 15.7% over the same period. Some of businesses have their retail sale increased over the same period, such as Tin Nghia Company gaining VND68bil, up 20%, Dong Nai gasoline Company gaining VND37bil, up 30% or Bien Hoa IZ Development Company gaining VND25bil, up 20%.

Non state economic sector: Estimated total of retail sale in 01/2008 is VND 2189.6 billion,  surging 35.5% over the same period. This sectors’ items have their retail sales fast increased like confectionery, beer, beverage, sugar, cigarette, electronic equipment and so on due to the consumption needs in Tet Holiday.

Foreign-invested sector:

Estimated total of retail sales in 01/2008 is VND 161.1billion, surging 10.7% over the same period last year, mainly gained by big businesses like Big C, Bochang and Donatours

2.1.2. Market price:

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 01/2008 rose 1.56% compared to 12/2007. There are only 2/10 commodity and service groups whose CPI rose higher than the average increase rate:house, electricity, water, gas and fuel rose 1.83%; food and eating service rose 2.57%. Other remaining groups’ CPI rose lower than the average increase rate:beverages and cigarette rose 0.69%;  textile & garment, headwear, footwear rose 0.99%; culture, entertainment and tourist rose 0.13%; household devices and housewares rose 0.54%; medicine and medical service rose 0.65%; transportation, post and telecommunication rose l 0.44%; 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 01/2008 rose 12.18% compared to 1/2007 (after 1 year). There are only 2/10 commodity and service groups whose CPI rose higher than the average increase rate: house, electricity, water, gas and fuel rose 18.66%; food and eating service rose 17.48%. Other remaining groups’ CPI rose lower than the average increase rate: medicine and medical service rose 7.69%; textile & garment, headwear, footwear rose 7.06%; beverages and cigarette rose 5.98%;  culure, entertainment and tourist rose 2.7%; household devices and housewares rose 5.57%;  transportation, post and telecommunication rose 9.53%; 

Gold price index: Gold price in 01/2008 in comparison with that in 12/2007 rose 5.79% and surged 37.8% over the same period.

US Dollar price index: In 01/2008 fell 0.35% in comparison with in 12/2007 and dropped 0.46% over the same period.

2.1.3. Post & Telecommunications – Information Technology:

a. Post & Telecommunications:

- Estimated turnover in 01/2008 was VND 126 billion, gaining 7.2% of the plan.

- Phone number development: estimated fixed-line subscribers are 4576, gaining 6.5% of the plan and estimated cell subscribers are 22357, gaining 7.1% of the plan

- Internet subscribers in 01/2008 (ADSL) are 370, gaining 2% of the plan

b. Information technology

In collaboration with the Statistic Bureau, agree on some items of the plan to investigate the province’s IT potentiality to have proper solutions then

Inspect the compliance with information safety and security in administrative agencies sharing the same operational software

Through surveys, draw up regulations on compliance with  information safety and security and plans to promulgate them

2.1.5. Banking activities:

- Capital source: Estimated locally-mobilized capital by 31/01/2008 is VND 20,720 billion rising 3.6% in comparison with 31/12/2007. Out of the total locally-mobilized capital, deposit savings is VND 9468 billion, occupying 45.7%, up 2.2% in comparison with 31/12/2007 ; deposit in economic organizations is VND 10.109 billion, occupying 48.8%, rising 7.03% in comparison with 31/12/2007.

Lending sales: The total till the end of 1/2008 was estimated at VND 6970 billion, rising 90% in comparison with the same period; short-term lending was VND 5374 billion, rising 72.1%; medium and long-term lending is VND 1596 billion.

- Debit balance: The total till the end of 01/2008 was estimated at VND 28,429 billion, rising 4.2% in comparison with 31/12/2008; short-term debit was VND 18,721 billion, rising 5.6%; medium and long-term debit is VND 9,758 billion, occupying a portion of 34.9%, rising 1.8% in comparison with 31/12/2008.

2.2. Export and import:

Export: Estimated turnover in 01/2008 is USD 500.4 million gaining 7.1% of the plan, rating 21.4% over the same period.

- Central state enterprises: Estimated turnover in 01/2008 is USD 9.9 million, gaining 5.6% of the plan, rating 17.5% over the same period.

- Local enterprises: Estimated turnover in 01/2008 is USD 20.6 million, gaining 5.2% of the plan, rating 18.9% over the same period. Key export products of the locality in 1/2008 are: rubber (265 tons), honey (77 tons), coffee (11250 tons). Industrial items like footwear and textile are stable over the same period.

- Foreign-invested enterprises: Estimated turnover in 01/2008 is USD 469.8 million, gaining 7.3% of the plan, rating 21.6% over the same period.

Import: Estimated import turnover in 01/2008 is USD 692.4 million, gaining 8.4% of the plan, rating 51.1% over the same period. Specifically, estimated import turnover of central state enterprises in 01/2008 is USD 8.2 million, gaining 9.6% of the plan and 39.8% over the same period. That of local enterprises in 01/2008 is USD 12.6 million, gaining 7.4% of the plan and 41.3% over the same period last year. That of foreign-invested enterprises in 01/2008 is USD 671.5 million, gaining 8.4% of the plan and 51.4% over the same period.

Key import products are medicine and raw material for manufacture

2.3/ Tourism

In 1/2008, there are around 112,200 turns of tourists, gaining 8.3% of the plan, bringing a revenue of VND20.3bil.

3/ Transportation

- Commodity transportation: Estimated output in 01/2008 was 1955 million tons for transport and 180,635 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 5.1% for transport and 5.3% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned commodity transportation gained 20.5 thousand tons for transport and 2884 thousand tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 3.5% for transporting and 3.6% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Non-state commodity transportation gained 1935 million tons for transport and 177.751 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 5.2% for transport and 5.3% for rotating carriage over the previous month.

- The output of commodity transported via Dong Nai port: The estimated output in 01/2008 gained 600 thousand tons, rising 18.8% over the previous month.

- Passenger Transportation: Estimated passengers in 01/2008 are 4,890 million for transport and 380,285 million per km for rotating carriage, rising 5.2% for transport and 6.7% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned passenger transportation gained 1179 thousand passengers for transport and 36,944 thousand passengers per km for rotating carriage; non-state passenger transportation achieved 3,710 million opassengers for transport and 343,340 million passengers per km for rotating carriage, rising 5.5% for transport and 6.8% for rotating carriage over the previous month. 

4. Investment and Development (excluding non-state and foreign-invested sectors):

Estimated value in 01/2008 is VND 570.2 billion, achieving 8.1% of the plan

Evaluation on local-managed budget capital:

The total of planned investment and construction capital from provincial budget in 2008 is VND 1,559.49 billion

Estimated complete value in 1/2008 is VND 100 billion, achieving 6.4% of the plan, as much as the same period.

Overview of key projects in 2008

a/ Transitional projects: there are 5 ones

+ Project to construct The Secondary School of Bao Hoa – Xuan Loc: it is expected to be finished by the end of the first quarter of 2008

+ Project to construct Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases: the streets leading to the Centre and the neighboring site are being cleared.

+ Project to construct Cam My District’s Centre: two main centre lines have been finished and the remaining items are in progress.

+ Project to refurbish Thong Nhat General Hospital: 90 percent of the first package has been finished, Price of the second package is being adjusted and 20 percent of the infrastructure package has been finished

+ Project to build Dau Giay High School: about 40 percent of the project has been finished

b/ Newly-developed projects: there are 5 ones

+ The project to construct 25A road: the site from Cat Lai Ferry to Dai Phuoc Bridge is being cleared and procedures for compensation and site clearance continue to be fully done.

+ The project to construct the road passage from 319B to HL19 at Nhon Trach district is put out to tender

+ The project to construct the biological – cultural – historical center of war site D is put out to tender (the first package is going to be opened)

+ The Project to build Bau Sao – Xuan Lap Road is put out to tender

+ The project t build Dong Nai General Hospital: the tender procedures for the designing are being made

c/ Proposed projects: there are 2 ones

+ The project to construct Bien Hoa city’s centre: the project is being evaluated and the investor is adjusting it based on suggestions and opinions from functional sectors.

 + The project for Vuon Mit traffic cluster: the project is being evaluated and the investor is adjusting it based on suggestions and opinions from functional sectors.

5/ Overview of foreign investment attraction

From early to late January 2008, the total of capital from newly licensed projects and  capital increasing projects is USD125mil, gaining 8.3% of the plan, including US$122mil from 7 newly licensed projects and US$3mil from 3 capital increasing ones.

Then, by the end of January 2008, there are 904 valid licensed projects with the total capital of US$11.736bil

6/ Overview of domestic investment attraction

The investment attracted is estimated at VND184bil (US$11.5mil) in 1/2008

7/ The development of private enterprises:

From the early period of the year to 16/01/2008, the total capital of business registration from all private businesses is VND 940 billion (including newly-registered and added capital), achieving 4.3% of the plan and 3.6 times higher than the same period. Out of them, there are 85 newly-established businesses, achieving 4.5% of the plan and rating 80% over the same period  with the total capital of business registration is VND 722 billion and 13 turns of enterprises added VND 218 billion in their business registration capital.

Until now, the total number of local private enterprises registering their business is above 6700 with the registration capital of more than VND 36,000 billion (supplemented registration capital included) 

8/ Management of Land, natural resources and environment:

Check up on the issuance of land using right certificates in 2007 to have proper plans for issuance of these certificates in 2008

Inspect 4 units that functionally issue groundwater exploitation certificates;

Verify 5 dossiers applying for discharging waste water into water sources

Lauch the program for environmental observation in 2008

Finish the inspection over the land use in Tan Hoa Ward, in Phuoc Tan Village, Long Thanh District by land-using organizations, in Vinh Cuu and Long Thanh Districts by businesses located outside industrial zones

9/ Scientific and Technological activities:

Monitor and manage 52 scientific researches and studies, and technological development that are conducting;

Organize the meeting of provincial scientific and technological council to approve of list of scientific and technological researches and studies in 2008. 

Launch scientific and technological programs such as energy saving, productivity and quality enhancement

Launch the program for supporting the design and application of advanced management system to organizations and businesses across the province from 2006 to 2010

II. CULTURE – SOCIETY:

1. Cultural and information activities:

Work on disseminating the Resolution of the 10th National Party Congress , and the movement of “Learn and practice Ho Chi Minh’s moral codes”

Celebrate the 63^rd anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army

Districts, towns and city enhance their dissemination via various ways like visual promotion, mobile information, radio broadcast, publishing, banners, billboards and electronic bulletins

  Amateur musical shows take place regularly with a great number of contests

The inter-sectored inspection team investigated businesses doing cultural-related services and detected 31 violation cases.

2/ Sports activities

Organize sports activities to celebrate the anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army and Tet Holiday of the Mouse Year.

Some sports competitions have been held like football competition for the old, cycling competition

3/ Education and Training:

Examine and recognize national standards for schools

Organize the math symposium at Ngo Quyen High School

Investigate the education univesalization in divisions for education and training

Look back on the teaching of foreign languages and computer science and the anti-illiteracy in 2007

Monitor the construction progress of Nhon Trach Industrial Technical Secondary School

Conduct the project of upgrading Dong Nai teacher’s college to the teacher’s university and some vocational secondary schools to colleges

4. Health care activities:

Around 289 turns of people have been checked up and given treatment  and VND1.9bil is the hospital fees that have been exempted and reduced

Strengthen the prevention of dengue fever, malaria, acute diarrhea and other epidemics in the province.

Work on the inspection on the food safety and hygiene in Tet holiday.

Examine the compliance of 12 medical ethics; improve treatment quality and people’s health care.

Fortify health education and communication; improve knowledge of epidemics and disease prevention in the province.

5. Social policies:

In 01/2008, manage to seek jobs for 7819 employees, achieving 9.2% of the plan; there were 4700 employees accepted by enterprises; combine the economic and social programs to seek jobs for 3119 employees.

Vocational training: there were 2387 trainees graduating from vocational training, achieving 4.3% of the plan. Among them, vocational centers trained 1387 employees; enterprises further trained 1000 employees after recruitment.

Hunger elimination and poverty reduction: In 01/2008, 800 poor families have reached the preferential loans with the total sum of VND 8 billion, achieving 8% of the plan

6. External affairs

Manage to permit 5 individuals and 3 delegates of 18 public servants to go abroad in Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand with such many purposes as pushing forward high-level human resource training, investigating imported vehicles, observing the close agricultural taking part in short-termed training courses and also traveling

Manage to allow 14 foreign delegates from Korea, USA, China, Japan and Australia to pay working visits to the province

III. SOCIAL SECURITY AND ORDER

1. Violation against social order

- there have been 160 cases, rising 10 cases against 12/2007, 5 dead, 20 wounded. Main crimes were consciously injuring people with 17 cases (up 13 cases), 115 cases of property robbery (up 9 cases), ... notably, 5 murders (up 2 cases), 05 cases of property stealth (fell 6 cases), and 2 cases of  children rape (no case is recorded the previous month). Initially, 81 cases have been finished investigation, 112 subjects have been arrested, 2 subjects are being hunted for.

2/ Economic crime:

Unveil 67 cases of economic offense, rising 28 cases against 12/2007. Most emerged were 1 case of defalcation with a sum of VND71mil, 1 case of cheating for property seizure with a sum of more than VND700mil, 23 cases of illegal business (up 17 cases) 18 cases of dealing in struggled goods (up 9 cases). 3 criminal cases have been prosecuted, 24 cases have been brought into administrative processing, 3 cases have been transferred to other functional divisions for process, and the rest are documented for process.  

3/ Drug criminals:

Detect and deal with 21 cases – 59 drug selling, storing and illegal using criminals, falling 1 cases against 12/2007. 17 cases – 24 criminals have been prosecuted, 4 cases – 35 criminals have been brought into administrative processing.

3. Traffic accidents, Social evils:

- Road traffic accident occurred 54 cases, rising 1 case, 55 dead (up 3 persons), 14 serious wounded (up 2 persons). These cases were mainly caused by traffic participant’s awareness to commit such errors as 43.18% of driving on the left side and reckless overtaking; 31.81% of careless observation and sudden pass and unlawful turnaround; 11.36% of speed limit violation;

 Waterway accident happened 02 cases (up 2 cases), 2 dead (rose 2 persons).

- Railway accident happened 1 cases, 1 dead

Detect and eradicate 45 gambling units, detain 48 gambling organizers and 86 gamblers; eradicate 4 prostitution spots, and detain 2 brothel owners and 4 prostitutes

Fires: 5 cases (3 in Bien Hoa, 1 in Trang Bom and 1 in Nhon Trach). The property damage is estimated at over VND34bil.

Explosion: 2 cases in Xuan Loc and Dinh Quan, 1 dead and 3 wounded.

B. KEY TASKS IN 02/2009

1. Economy

1.1. Industry

- Work on the program of industrial development, including the program of key industrial product growth and auxiliary industrial sector growth.

- Monitor industrial encouragement and verify industrial encouragement-related documents in accordance with graded power

- Manage, update the industrial database in the province with the application of GIS technology in order to serve the industrially state management.

2/ Agriculture

Continue controlling forest fires, explosions and fires.

Instruct farmers to care plants in winter-spring season

Conduct project for preventing and fighting droughts in plants; supply people with domestic water in dry season of 2007-2008; push up the multiplication of economical watering model

Enhance inspection of diseases in animals, food made from animals and fowls passed through terminals; instruct large-scaled breeding units and households how to comply with regulations of food safety and sanitation at slaughter places.

3/ Commerce and service

Continue supporting businesses to expand their export market; intensify inspection and control over counterfeits and imitations to ensure commodity’s quality sold in the market

Inspect the preparation for Tet Holiday in businesses, supermarkets and key markets and the merchandizing to serve Tet Holiday in difficult and upland communes

Complete the infrastructure investment in Long Thien Pagoda, Buu Long Market to soon exploit the river tourism route combined with entertainment and amusement

Prepare for organizing a delegate to take part in Vietnam Expo 2008 in Ha Noi

 4/ Information and Communications:

Continue guaranteeing communications, website safety and security to serve economic – social administration and development.

Inspect price of post and telecommunications’ services in post-office agents and public telephones all over Districts of Long Thanh and Trang Bom

Strengthen the protection of information and telecommunications’ cable network across the province to prevent cable destruction from happening

5/ Banking activities:

Fully and timely promulgate new policies and guidelines of the State and the banking sector to credit organizations and simultaneously comply with current regulations to boost banking activities

Continue capital mobilization, investment expansion and development of banking services to meet the demands for capital and socio-economic growth

Improve professional skills and qualifications of banking staff

6/  Natural Resources and Environment

Finish the plan for issuing land using right certificates in 2008; verify, recheck and issue these certificates to plantations, farms and religious establishments

Continue drawing up cadastral documents to serve the issuance and changing of land using right certificates;

Make a statistical report on land in 2007

Continue conducting environment projects started in 2007 and new projects in 2008

7/ Scientific and technological activities:

Monitor and manage the progress of the developing projects and plans; organize scientific and technological board to consult and approve of projects as planned in 2008

Build up models and other projects of applying new technology to serve economic – social development in the province

Launch scientific and technological programs for community, agriculture and rural areas like: intellectual property right program, famous brand-name support program, Vietnam quality prize program, radiation safety and control program and so on

II/ Cultural and social fields:

1/ Information– sports and physical training

- Disseminate the strict compliance with the Party’s Resolutions, the movement “Learn and practice Ho Chi Minh’s moral code”;boost cultural and musical activities in rural and remote areas, ethnic minority living areas and industrial parks where a great number of workers work and live. 

Draw up plan to celebrate Tet Holiday (the year of Mouse) and the 78th anniversary of Vietnam Communist Party; disseminate information about militatry recruiment in 2008

- Speed up the progress of developing scientific researches and the restoration of historical and cultural relics; carry out the project for developing biological – cultural – historical center of War Site D

Strengthen state management; push up inspection of businesses doing culture-related services in the province

Organize sports activities to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Vietnam Communist Party and the traditional Tet Holiday; take part in competitions as planned

2/ Education and training:

-Organize the teaching festival at provincial level for senior high-schools; training the sports team taking part in the Phu Dong Sports Festival in Nha Trang; inspect divisions of education and training to know if they make a good job of education universalization; organize seminars on professional skill management in senior high schools

Hold conferences to look back on activities of community learning centers in 2007 and issuance of informatics and foreign language certificates; prepare for organizing the examination of informatics and foreign languages in March 2008

Finish the report on the management of issuance of degrees and certificates in 2007 by vocational schools;

Count the number of students going to take the high school graduation exam to have proper plan for the university entrance exam in 2008

3/ Health care

Carry out the plan for serving Tet Holiday; enhance inspection of food safety; ensure good treatment on Tet Holiday

Foster the prevention of the epidemic of serious acute respiratory system inflammation caused by virus A.

Continue control of epidemics and introduce measures to prevent and fight acute cholera in the province

Continue inspection of private medical practice and food safety as planned.

4/ Labor – martyrs – social welfares:

- Strive to create jobs for 7,000 laborers and issue labor records for 2,000 laborers.

- Draw up plan for vocational training and plan for legal dissemination and support, both targeting the poor

Conduct non-governmental organization financed projects for children having special circumstances and children receiving allowances in the community

control social evils in coordination with popularization sectors

III. National defense and security

1/ National Security Protection:

- Work out the plan for ensure security before, while and after Tet Holiday; organize cultural and sports activities to celebrate Tet Holiday

Implement directions given by the Ministry to strictly comply with regulations of the Party and the Government on police guard

2/ Social Order Maintenance

Promulgate Directive on enhancement of fire control in Dong Nai

The Provincial Criminal Control Steering Committee organized a conference to look back on ten years of preventing and fighting crimes from 1998 to 2007

Carry out the plan for preventing and fighting motorcycle robbery in 2008 and work out the 5th stage of the plan for illegal racing control

Make a report on the survey into what people think about the administrative reform by Dong Nai’s police force in terms of social order and safety

Collect administrative forms and submit them to Department of Internal Affairs to complete the administrative reform section on Dong Nai’s website

Above is the report on economic and social status in 01/2008 and some key tasks in 02/2008; provincial people’s committee is calling upon the cooperation of departments and sectors at all levels