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A. SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW IN JULY, 2009 AND THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 2009:

I. ECONOMY:

1. Manufacturing:

1.1. Industrial Manufacture - Construction:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in July, 2009 is VND6,695.3 billion (fixed price in 1994), decreasing 0.5% against the previous month. Accumulatively, the first eight months reach VND45,814.4 billion, achieving 54.6% of the plan and increasing 7.3% % compared with the same period.   

a/ Central State-owned Industries:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in July, 2009 is VND956 billion, decreasing 0.4% against the previous month, that of the first eight months reaches VND7,018.5 billion, making up 53.7% of the plan and up 97.4% compared with the same period.   

Six out of 13 secondary industries and 14 businesses have their production value increased against the previous month while others have their value fallen or approximate to the previous month.

b/ Local State-owned Industries:

The production value in July, 2009 is estimated to reach VND241.6 billion, up 0.9% against the previous month; that of the first eight months reaches VND1,551.5 billion, achieving 49.8% of the plan, 3.2% in comparison with the same period.   

Six out of 11 secondary industries and nine businesses have production value increased against the previous month while the remaining ones have their value fallen or approximate to the previous month.

c/ Non-State Industries:

Estimated value of industrial manufacture in July, 2009 is VND975 billion, up 0.6% against the previous month; totally that of the first eight months reach VND6,403.7 billion, achieving 57% of the plan, up 9.5% against the same period.  

d/ Foreign-Invested Industries:

 Estimated value of industrial manufacture in July 2009 is VND4,945billion, up 1.5% against the previous month; the first eight months reach VND34,792 billion, accounting for 54% of the plan, up 8.8% against the same period.

·       Overview of Key Industries’ Growth:

In July 2009, key industrial sectors continued growing.

Table: Growth rate and structure of 9 key industries up to July, 2009

No.	Industrial sectors	Production value (VND bil), Structure (%)				Increase rate over the same period (%)
		7 months of 2008		7 months of 2009
		Value	Structure	Value	Structure
	Total	42,689.7	100.0	45,814.4	100	7.32
1	Mineral resource exploiting and Building material	2.234.5	5.23	2.112.1	4.61	-5.48
2	Processing industry of agricultural products and foods	10,454.2	24.49	11,829.1	25.82	13.15
3	Textile and Footwear	9,044.7	21.19	9,972.2	21.77	10.25
4	Wood processing	2,797.6	6.55	3,056.4	6.67	9.25
5	Production of papers and made-of-paper products	1,226.3	2.87	964.7	2.11	-21.33
6	+ Chemical substances and rubber	5,916.0	13.86	6,375.5	13.92	7.77
7	Machinery	5,356.2	12.55	5,790.4	12.64	8.11
8	Electricity and Electronics	5,102.7	11.95	5,211.9	11.38	2.14
9	Power and Water	557.4	1.31	502.1	1.10	-9.93

+ Construction material exploring and manufacturing sector:

 Estimated value in the first seven months is VND2,112.1 billion, up 94.5% over the same period. Among these sectors, mining of rock and other minerals surges 0.9% over the same period.

+ Processing Industry of Agricultural Products and Foods:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND11,829.1 billion, up 13.5% over the same period, including the 12.9% increase in food and beverage manufacturing sector over the same period.

+ Textile, Garment and Footwear:

Estimated value in the first eight months is VND9,972.2 billion, up 17.2% over the same period in which textile up 9.4%, suit making up 9.5% and leather and pack manufacture up 11.2% against the same period.

+ Wood Processing:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND 3,056.4 billion, including 5.4% increase of wood and bamboo processing over the same period.

+ Paper and Publishing:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND 964.1 billion, occupying 78.7% over the same period in which production of paper and paper made products accounts for 78.3%.

+ Chemical substances, Rubber and Plastic:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND6,375.5 billion, up 7.8% over the same period, including a 7% increase in production of chemical substances and chemical products over the same period.

+ Machinery:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND 5,790.4 billion, up 8.1% over the same period.

+ Electricity and Electronics:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND5,211.9 billion, making up 53.6% over the same period in which office accessories and computers account for 53.6% over the same period.

+ Power and Water:

Estimated value in the first seven months is VND502.1 billion, making up 90.1% over the same period.

1.2. Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture:

1.2.1. Agricultural Production:

a/ Cultivation:

The seeding and planting progress of the summer-autumn season: By 10/7/2008, the total area of 83,712 ha has been seeded, making up 98.6% of the plan, 97.2% as much as the same period; in which food plants cover 53,714 hectares, 102.4% of the plan, up 1.7%  over the same period (including the 53,714 ha in rice crops, 102.4 of the plan, up 1.7 % over the same period; 27,620ha in corn, making up 105.2% of the plan, up 4.2% compared with the same period); 14,906 hectares of starch crop, 1% of the plan, 79.2% over same period last year; 5.995 ha short term industrial plants, 98,4% of the plan, 98,4% over the same period last year.

b/ Livestock Breeding

- Disseminating  methods to control epidemic diseases and new regulations in vaccination against foot and mouth disease and blue ear disease in pig; instructing breeders how to use antidote for breeding facilities; antidotally sanitizing vulnerable areas breeding place or flesh slaughters.

- Enhancing the operation of veterinary collaborator network to prevent the diseases from spreading; maintaining hotline to receive informatiom about epidemics; inspecting, detecting and penalizing violations in vernitery and safety of foods.

1.2.2 Forestry:

Continuing instructing localities to manage and protect forests in line with re ducument No. 1376/BNN-LN dated on May 22, 2009 of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and Document No. 459/VP.UBND dated on June 12, 2009 by the provincial People’s Committee.

Popularizing Circular No. 25/2009/TT-BNN dated on May 5, 2009 of Ministry of Agricalture and Rural Development on instruction, forest statistic and checking, and documenting forest management.

1.2.3 Aquaculture:

Periodically examining and extending the validity for operation of 18 fishery vehicles meeting requiremnets of the Aquaculture.

Disseminating the Directive No. 580/CT-TTg dated on May 6, 2009 of PM on storm and flooding control and vehicles operating on key areas.

2. Trading and Service, Export and Import, Tourism:

2.1. Trading and Services:

2.1.1. Domestic market:

Estimated total of commodity retail sale in July 2009 reaches VND3,503.2 billion, up 3.4% against last month, and that of the first eight months is VND22,077.3 billion, gaining 48.3% of the plan and surging 19.2% over the same period.

State economic sector: Estimated total of commodity retail sale in July 2009 is VND288.9 billion, up 43.7% against last month and that of the first eight months is VND 22,077.3 billion, gaining 43.7% of the plan and surging 3.4% over the same period.

Non-state Economic Sector:

Estimated total of retail sale in July 2008 is VND 2,977.8 billion, that of the first seven months is VND 18,887.2 billion, gaining 48% of the plan and surging 21.4% over the same period.

Foreign-invested Sector:

Estimated total of retail sale in July 2009 is VND 236.5 billion, up 3.4% against last month and that of the first seven months is VND 1,524.2 billion gaining 61.1% of the plan and surging 12.6% over the same period.

2.1.2. Market price

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July 2009 falls 0.74% compared to June 2009. Three out of ten categories of goods with higher increase than the average range from housing, power, water, fuels and construction material (up 3.06%); traffic, post and telecommunications (3.97%); to devices and necessity (0.79). The categories with lower increase include medicine and medical service (up 0.44%); garment and textile and footwear ((0.43); educational services (up 0.16%); other commodities and services (0.22%); food and drink (0.07); culture and entertainment and tourism (up .15%); and soft drink and cigarette (0.4%).

 CPI in July 2008 rose 22.7% compared to December 2008. Five groups of commodity and service have a higher increase than the average rate including medicine and medical service with the incease of 4.48; drink and cigarette is up 3.74%. The group of housing, water, power, construction materials, gas and fuel has 8.44% increase; while garment, textile and footwear have 3.6% increase; the rest has lower rate of increase than the average.

Gold price index: Gold price in July 2009 in comparison with that in June 2009 makes up 99.12% and increase 10.5% over the same period.

US Dollar price index: In July 2008, it is up 0.45% in comparison with that in June 2009 and surges 7.64% over the same period.

2.1.3. Post & Telecommunications – Information Technology:

a. Post & Telecommunications:

- Estimated turnover in July 2009was VND150 billion and VND1.112 billion in seven months, gaining 60.1% of the plan.

- Phone number development: estimated fixed-phone subscribers in July2008 are 6,000, that of the seven months are 36,975, gaining 49.3% of the plan. Cell phone subcribers are 35,000 and that of the seven months are 257,339, gaining 64.3% of the plan.

 - Internet subscribers in July 2008 (ADSL) are 2,000, that of the seven months are 15,893, gaining 79.5% of the plan.

 b. Information Technology:

Completing building and application of the open source software in conformity with Circular No. 07/2008/CT-BTTTT, submitting the report on popularization progress to the Provincial People’c Committee.

The department of Information & Communication has issued documents to ask other departments and sectors to apply e-mail system in the State organs complying with Circular No. 34/2008/CT-TTg of P.M.

2.1.4. Fiscal Activities:

- Total local revenue of State Budget in the province in the seven months hits VND 7,557 billion, accounting for 62.7% of the plan, 97.1%  over the same period.

- Total local budget expenditure in the seven months reached VND 2,299 billion, making up 52.6% of the full-year expenditure estimate, up 25.6% over the same period las.

2.1.5. Banking Activities:

- Capital source: Estimated locally-mobilized capital by July 20, 2009 is VND 33,152 billion rising 18.6% in comparison with December 31, 2008. Out of the total locally-mobilized capital, deposit in economic organizations is VND13,482 billion, occupying 40.7%, rising 15.9% in comparison with December 31, 2008; residential deposit  is VND19,670 billion, occupying 59.3%, rising 20.5% in comparison with December 31, 2008.

- Debt Loan: The total debt gained from loan till the end of July 2009 is estimated at VND 33,483 billion, rising 23.9% compared with December 31, 2008. Specifically, short-term loan is VND 22,796 billion, rising 31.8%; medium and long-term loan is VND 10,687  billion, falling 31.8% in comparison with December 31, 2008.

2.2. Export and Import:

Export: Estimated turnover in July 2009 is $535.2 million and that of seven months is $3,240.4 million, gaining 44.6% of the plan, rising 93.6% over the same period.

- Central State-run Enterprises: Estimated turnover in July2009 is $7.5 million and that of seven months is $61 million, gaining 41.5% of the plan, 82.9% over the same period.

- Local Enterprises: Estimated turnover in July 2009 is $28.1 million and that of seven months is $164.5 million, gaining 44.3% of the plan, rising 88.9% over the same period. Local exports and imports in the period mainly include 20, 520 tons of coffee; making up 74.4% over same period; $20.1 sale of clothing and tixtile; accupying 97.2% over the same period, $3.5 of pottery and art handicraft, 80.1% over the same period.

- Foreign-invested  Enterprises: Estimated turnover in July 2009 is $499.7 million and that of seven months is $3,014.9 million, gaining 44.7% of the plan, 94.1% over the same period.

Import: Estimated import turnover in July 2009 is $582.1 million and $3,334.9  million in seven months, gaining 40.5% of the plan, 71.5% over the same period.

Specifically, estimated import turnover of Central Government enterprises in July 2009 is $4.4 million and $30.2 million in seven months, gaining 50.3% of the plan, rating 67% over the same period.

That of local enterprises in seven months reaches $7.9 million. Accumulatively, that in seven months is $47.3 million, gaining 38.5% of the plan, 70.2% over the same period. Foreign-invested  enterprises in seven months earn $569.8 million; that in seven months is $3,257.4 million, achieving 40.5% of the plan and 71.6% over the same period.

Major exports range from chemicals, medicines, cigarette materials to production materials.

3. Transportation:

- Commodity transportation: Estimated output in July 2009 is 1,929 millon tons for transport and 196,136 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.4% for transport and 1.9% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned commodity transportation gained 23.9 thousand tons for transport and 840.3 thousand tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 0.8% for transporting and 0.9% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Non-state commodity transportation gained 190.6 million tons for transport and 195.295 million tons per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.4% for transporting and 1.9% for rotating carriage over the previous month.

- Passenger Transportation: Estimated passengers in July 2009 are 4.788 million for transport and 288.730 million per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.16% for transport and 2% for rotating carriage over the previous month. Among them, state-owned passenger transportation gained 935 thousand passengers for transport and 37,869 million per km for rotating carriage, rising 0.8% for transport and 1.7% for rotating carriage over the previous month; Non-state passenger transportation achieved 3.853 million passengers for transport and 250.862 million passengers per km for rotating carriage, rising 1.2% for transport and 2% for rotating carriage over the previous month.

4. Investment and Development:

Estimated value of seven months in 2008 is VND 14.033 billion, achieving 50.1% of the plan, up 6.5% over the same period.

4.1. Investment Capital from the Provincial Budget:

Total capital assigned for investment and construction in 2009 from the provincial budget is VND1,013.76 billion. Investment and contruction in 2009 is highly centralized, as follows:

Estimated value until July 2009 hits VND608.25 billion, accounting for 60% of  the plan.

Release value from earlier this year till late July 15, 2009 is VND511.265 billion; occupying 50.4% of the full-year plan, up 2.27% over the same period.

Overview of Key Projects in 2009

a/ Transitional Projects: six projects

+ The project on improving Thong Nhat Regional General Hosptal: Progress: gaining 100% of the plan in seven months, 90% of the whole work until July 2009. It plans to be completed in 2009.

+ The project on building Dong Nai General Hosptal: the contract package of putting landmarks on the work reaches 94.2% of the contract value. Cost for expert hire to varify technical design, working drawing, and total forecast of the whole work.

+ The project on building the road 25A (DT769): contract package of first-phase building and erection (milestone km0+000-km5+020) is excecuting with the cost of VND1.68 billion making up 5% of the plan. Estimated progress by late this year will reach 80% of the package.

+The project on building the Road 319B in Nhon Trach district: the second and third phases are executing; the first phase of compensation is set in details; the second is to release decision of individual land withdrawal and encouraging firms to hand over ground to excecute the part across No.1 IP. Cost of the work till now has hit VND6.3 billion. In estimation, it by late 2009 will reach VND75 billion, making up 35% of the total cost.

+The project on building D Warbase Center for Ecology, Culture and tourism: is being excecuted, amount of done works hit 70% of the year plan; it is estimated that contrack package of art will be kicked off late 2009.

+The project to build the road Bau Sao – Xuan Lap: progress of the work hit 80% of 2009 plan, and 85% of the whole work. It is estimated that by late 2009 the work will be finished and put in use.

b/ Newly started projects: two projects

+The project on flooding irrigation of Lo Ren: the work is just kicked off in midlle July 2009. In estimation, by late 2009, 40% of the work will be completed.

+The project to build Tran Bien High School: bidding result has just been verified, planning to be started in July 2009.

c/ The coming projects: two projects

+ The project on building road within central Bien Hoa city: by late July 2009, contract results of technical design recording consultancy and total balancesheet will be released.

+ The project on building Vuon Mit circus: by late July 2009 contract results of technical design recording consultancy and total balancesheet will be released.

4.2. Investment Capital allocated to districts:

Budget Capital assigned to districts in 2009 is VND874.093 billion (including support capital in accordance with Resolution No. 121/2008/NQ-HDND dated 05/12/2008 of the Provincial People’s Council on allocating 2009 plan target and capital left for district to reinvest)

In estimation, in the first seven months, it gains VND421.15 billion, making up 48% of the year plan. In the end of June 2009, VND296.712 billion is issued , accounting 34% of the year target, up 2.8 times over the same period.

4.3 Capital from Government Bond Sources invested in the Districts’ Hospital

Total support capital by Central Goverment:

- In 2008: plan of VND26 billion, 100% disbursed

- In 2009: reported plan of VND20 billion, 100% disbursed in June-end

4.4. Non State-owned Capital in the seven months hits VND5,650 billion, making up 97.4%, up 61.2% over the same period.

4.5. Central Government-run Capital for Construction in the seven months reahes VND967 billion, making up 59% of the plan, up 6.3% over the same period.

4.6. Foreign invested capital in seven months hit VND3,950 billion (equivalent to $222 million), occupying 26.7% of the plan and 56.4% over the same period.

5. Foreign Investment Attraction:

In estimation up to 20/7/2009, total capital registered to be newly issued and added hits $404.83 million, accounting 16.6% over the same period and 20.2% the year plan. Among them, 14 pjojects are newly offered, newly registered capital is $235.68; 18 lisenses for rising investment capital, additional capital is $169.15 million.

Accumulatively, by the end of 20/7/2009, total number of valid investment lisenses hits 964 with registered capital of $15.1 billion.

6. Domestic Investment Attraction:

Total investment capital through license issuance in the seven months in 2009 hitsVND22,700 billion, equivalent to $1.33 billion, up 2.5 times compared with the same period, exceeding 13.5% of the plan. By 20/7/2009 there have been 166 certificates of domestic investment (including investment registering projects) with estimated capital of VND71,320 billion.

7. Development of Privately Owned Enterprises:

Up to 17/7/2009, total capital registered for business among privately owned enterprises reached VND7,892 billion (including newly registered capital and additionally registered capital), making up 65.8% of the plan, up 76.4% over the same period, in which 1,245 firms are newly establised, accounting for 65.5% of the plan, up 12.2% over the same period with total registered capital is VND5,183 billion and 344 enterprises register to ask for additional capital worth VND2,708 billion.

So far, number of privately owned enterprises regsitering to operate thier bisiness in the locality hits 9,250 with total registered capital of over VND58,000 billion (additionally registered capital included)

8. Management of Land, Natural Resources and Environment:

In July 2009, 2,268 certificate of land use were released to househlods and 28 ones to 21 organizations. From earlier this year to now, totally 29,918 ones including 25,800 to households and 4,118 to 163 organizations have been issued.

- Continuing have land registered, land mapping for seven communes in Nhon Trach district hiting 53,066 fields, in which 3939 ones in Dai Phuoc commmune (80,4%), 15,066 ones in Vinh Thanh commmune (80,4%), 8797 ones in Phu Huu commune (70,8%), 15108 ones in Phuoc Anh commune (85,8%), 8797 ones in Long Tho commune, 2200 one in Phu Dong commune and 140 ones in Long Tan commune.

- Continue to exploration proposal No.2 to build two areas projected into the bidding for exploration and mining of minerals

- Continuing to charge businesses in the province for environmental protection under Decree No. 67/2003/ND-CP of the Government, from the beginning of the year, VND1.02 billion has been earned, reaching 15.7% of the year plan.

- Periodically conducting inspection of 11 enterprises including nine ones in the field of environment and water resource and two in mineral and water resources.

9. Activities in Science and Technology:

- Continuing to implement the Inter-ministerial Action Program No. 168 on prevention of infringements of intellectual property in the 2006-2010 period in the province.

- Strengthening the inspection, checking of measurement - quality, safety and radiation control in accordance with the 2009 plan.

II. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS:

1. Activities in the Field of Culture, Sport and Tourism

- Continuing propaganda about celebrating the great nationwide holidays, organizing cultural activities, sports, tourism to celebrate Vietnam Family Day (June 28), 55 years of Geneva Agreement Signing Day (July 20) ), 62nd year anniversary of Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27) associated with a propagation on fire and explosion control.

- Districts, towns, cities step up the propaganda in various forms such as the visual propaganda, mobile information teams, radio relay, etc.; making more than 7,500 m2 banner slogans, 400 m2 panel, the 130 sessions of mobile propagation, more than 4500 hours of audio broadcasts, and hanging more than 1,400 flags of all kinds.

- Stepping up the inspection and check of businesses trading in public culture and travel services, and make timely adjustment of these activities to conform to the rules of operation.

- Organizing sports events to celebrate the great holidays; gym and sports movements in the districts, towns and cities of Bien Hoa vibrantly take place.

- High Achievement Sports: in January the first class national football championship was held; participating an International Competition and winning two medals (1 gold, 1 silver) and 9 National Tournaments and winning 29 other medals (8 gold, 10 silver, 11 copper).

2. Education and Training:

- Conducting entrance exams of grade 10; preparation for the fostering of managers and teachers as planned by the Ministry of Education and Training; preparation for vocational training, job preparation for Middle School education; to continue completing projects on High-quality Secondary schools, the projects on physical education, school medical proposal.

- Continuation Education: frequently checking illiteracy elimination and community learning centers in the district; holding training workshop on changes in the textbook made by the ministry.

- Professional Education: To send notices to candidates attending entrance exams of University, College, professional junior school for the first two test days 09-10/7/2009 and 14-15/7/2009; making plans for summer 2009 political refresher course for education managers; to collect lists of good teachers who are selected as parts of the competition team in the national contest on professional junior school skilled teachers in Thanh Hoa province.

3. Health:

- Strengthening the prevention of dengue fever, malaria, diarrhea and others in the locality.

- Checking the performance of 12 principles of medical ethics, improving the quality of treatment anhd healthcare services for the people.

- Focusing on communication about health and education, improving awarenness of disease prevention of the locals.

4. Activities in Social Policy:

In July, 2009 jobs created for 8617 workers; in which 4697 employees are hired by enterprises, combination of socioeconomic programs bring other jobs to 3500 workers, 400 laborers get capital loans and 20 other are sent abroad to work. Accumulatively in the seven months, 62,228 jobs has been created for workers, reaching 73.2% of the plan; among them jobs created through socioeconomic development programs  are 54,598 and 7630 workers who lost their previous jobs to get new jobs.

- Vocational Training: In July, thre are 5,536 graduates from vocational training courses, including 3036 from the vocational training facilities and 2500 employees are trained by businesses after recruitment.

- Poverty Alleviation: In July 2009 500 poor households get preferential loans with total loan amount of VND500 million; training courses are held for officials working on poverty reduction in 2009 in the districts, Long Khanh town and Bien Hoa city.

5. Internal Affairs:

- Joining the inspectors team over democracy regulation in 2008 and the first six months of 2009 in pilot communes, wards and other business bodies in the province.

- Carrying out examination on milestone on the administrative border line of Tam Phuoc, An Phuoc, Tam An communes in Long Thanh district.

- Collecting statistical data of administrative procedures, application forms, samples of administrative declarations applied in organs, divisions and localities across the province under the Project No. 30.

6. Foreign Affairs

-Allowing 25 individuals and six groups of 54 officers and civil servants to go to Cambodia, the United States, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, Italy, Germany with the such aims as research survey on modernized public administration and civil service systems; talks on the products artificial boards; workshops, proskill competitions, training, practice in teaching for deaf students.

-Allowing the entry of 10 groups in the province with the following contents: presentation of investors and introduction to the project WaterFall Mai Dinh Resort in Dinh Quan district, knowledge of disease prevention for livestock breeding industry, developing one-wheeled bicycle; seminars and surveys on need of legal assistance.

- Implementing management of passport, personnel and overseas mission group in the province according to regulations.

III. Other tasks:

1. The Program 134: up to July 20, 2009, the districts and towns are supporting the 2,584 ethnic minority households to build their houses; progress as follows: 2,423 houses are completed and put to use, basically gaining 100% of the plan (with no demands, 161 households are not supported). 2,985 households are supported to buy water container and dig wells.

2. Continuing to direct organs of all levels and sectors for effective implementation of Resolution No. 30/2008/NQ-CP of the Government on the urgent measures to cope with economic recession, maintaining economic growth, ensuring social security.

- Reviewing of investment projects to take measures to speed up the implementation of projects in the province, especially the ones funded by state budget.

- Continuing to monitor and take measures for timely support for those who lost their jobs in the difficult businesses due to economic recession.

3. Inspection, and settling complaints and denunciations:

- In July 2009, the provincial inspectors conduct the inspection on 18 fields in 24 units, in which seven ones have derogation. For the field of specialized inspection, 42 cases are penalized due to administrative violations.

- 862 people in the province come to pose complaints and denunciations, reflections, recommendations, including: the provincial Inspector civil meet office receives to 139 visitors; People's Committees of districts 442 visitors; People's Committees of wards and communes 249 people; departments and sectors 32 people. Contents of the complaints are mostly about policy of clearance compensation, and assistance and resettlement when the State withraws land for projects on industrial parks, urban areas; complaints about issuing certification of land use, land disputes between households.

4. Security and National Defense:

- In July 2009, there are 170 infringements on social order, up 52 cases compared to last month, killing one person, injuring 24 people, and damaging properties worth about VND2.16 billion.

- Detecting 38 economic infringements, up 11 cases compared to the previous month; prosecuting four; administratively punishing eight and processing records of the rest. Detecting 16 cases of violation in the field of environmental protection, up two cases in comparison with the previous month; the administratively punishing three, processing records of the rest.

- There are 25 road traffic accidents occurring, down three over the previous month, killing 24 people (down 2), seriously injuring 10 people (up 1); major causes: subjective awareness of participants in traffic with problems such as left encroachment, reckless pass (37.5%); circulating on the wrong road, reverse direction (25%); speech violation (18.5%); lack of obversation (18.5%); surprise passing and direction turn not obeying the rules (6.2%).

IV. Evaluation of the Situation in July and the First Seven Months of the Year

In the first seven months of 2009, the province has focused on implementation of socioeconomic target, leading to quite good results. Value of industrial production of the previous month gets higher than the following one, which is a good sign. In Agriculture, the winter-spring crop is cultivated, in livestock breeding; the control over diseases is maintained. Working capital payments from the budget in seven months to reach higher than the same period is a major effort in the direction of executive leadership at all levels and sectors and focus on the implementation of the joint and private contractors. Job creation goes well, in the seven months, 62,228 jobs are offered to workers, reaching 73.2% of the year plan in which 7,630 new jobs are created for workers who lost their previous jobs.

B. SOME MAJOR DUTIES ON AUGUST 2009:

1. Economy:

1.1. Industry:

- Implementation of the approved new mater plans: projects on development of agricultural products - food processing industry; development of textile, garment, leather and footwear industry and project on development of the fine-art pottery in the province as planned for 2009.

- Periodical monitoring, inspection and evaluation report on the implementation of industry-stimulated projects.

- Continuing the implementation of the scheme in fine-art wood in Trang Bom district and project on rattan-bamboo-leaf in Dinh Quan district.

1.2. Agriculture

- Continuing implementation of the training content of agriculture extension programs themed "Support to Rise Capacity in Agricultural Production for Poor Households in the Period 2008 – 2010”.

- Coordinating with the Steering Committee for Plant and Animal Pest Prevention in the districts, towns and city to make good prevention against diseases for cattle, poultry; fostering the quarantine, control over flesh slaughter and veterinary hygiene in the province.

- Organizing training courses, propaganda for raisers about the biosafety, veterinary hygiene and food safety and sanitation.

- Directing the localities and units in charge of reforestation and care of forests and foliage trees planted in 2009.

1.3. Trade:

- Continuing to implement the Trade Promotion Program in 2009 having been adjusted and supplemented.

- Joining the trade fairs theme “Vietnam's International Economic Integration Vietnam - Gold Star 2009 "at the Expo Center Vietnam from August 28 to September 2, 2009.

1.4. Budget Revenue and Expenditure:

- Focusing on handling delay in drawing balance-sheet of projects funded by the provincial budget, national budget.

- Popularization of the contents of the Central Assistance to village healthcare and support for the poor.

 - Focusing on collecting personal income from involved individuals.

- Department of Finance reviews the imbalanced payments to suggest solutions; strict management of expenditure complying with the Budget Law. Successful implementation of apparent, public mechanism of budget estimates and balance drawing-sheet in each organ, agency or unit.

1.5. Investment and Construction:

- Urging implementation and disbursement of the project on schedule, especially key projects. Reviewing FDI projects to handle the recovery of slow implementation project and eliminating obstacles to create conditions for enterprises to implement and disburse on schedule.

- Organizing training in subjects related to construction activities and implementation of the Law on Construction, Housing Law, Land Law, ect., and others related legal documents in the local province.

- Stepping up preparations for the construction of housing for students, housing for workers in industrial parks, housing for low-income families based on planning, programs and proposals of the province and State Government.

1.6. Information and Communications:

- Coordinating with business to ensure communications, network security serving for the direction and administration of socioeconomic development in the province.

- Continuing to implement the program coordinated with Farmers Association; Directive No. 34/2008/CT-TTg on strengthening the use of electronic mail systems; Directive No. 07/2008/CT-BTTTT on promoting the use of open source software.

1.7. Banking:

- Implementation of the Decision No. 443/2009/TTg dated April 4, 2009; Circular No. 05/2009/TT-NHNN dated July 4, 2008 on detailed regulations on the interest rate support for the organizations and individuals borrowing medium and long term bank for new investment in production development.

- Strengthening the budget and treasury security; ensuring the balance of cash flow and adequate structure of currencies in circulation.

- Developing forms of payment cards and the modern banking services, creating habit of payment from banks.

1.8. Natural Resources and Environment:

- Implementation of land registration, mapping cadastral records, newly issuing certificates of land use rights to owners in nine communes of Nhon Trach district.

- Organizing evaluating, setting procedures to submit to the provincial People’s Committee for liscencing water resources and minerals in accordance with regulations.

- Implementation of the Until-2010 and Orientation-until-2020 Project on Environmental Protection in the province under Resolution No. 125/2008/NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council.

- Inspection and classification of establishments causing environmental pollution in 2009 under Circular No. 07/2007/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

1.9. Science and Technology

- Implementing and monitoring and managing the schedule of research subjects and projects under the program for rural and mountainous areas which have been implemented.

- Continuing to implement programs in science and technology to serve the community and rural agriculture such as intellectual property program; development program standardization; programs supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to apply productivity quality tools; Vietnam quality award program; program of radiation safety and control, and so on.

2. Cultural and Social Affairs:

2.1. Culture, Sports and Tourism:

- Continuing extensive propaganda about great resolutions of the Party, the campaign themed "Studying and Following the Moral Example of Ho Chi Minh"; promoting activities in culture, arts, physical education, sports, reference films serving political tasks, bringing the cultural facilities to serve people especially those in far flung areas and ethnic minorities.

- Promoting the progress rate of implementation of scientific research subjects, and restoration and embellishment of historical and cultural relics.

- Continuing to focus on directing the local authority for successful preparation for the district sports and gym completion and the provincial one in early 2010.

2.2. Education and training:

- Continuing to review the results of Enrollment exam of Grade 10; refresher course on civic education and geography subjects for Middle school teacher as planned by the Ministry; offering guidance in physical education, National Defense education, and vocational education.

- Professional training for teachers of English literature or information; training courses on  of substituting textbook for schools; allocating records for new school-year.

- Professional Education: inspecting and monitoring the entrance exam, consideration for the entrance to professional schools.

2.3. Health

- Strengthening prevention of disease due to H1N1 virus.

- Continuing prevention of malaria, dengue fever and other diseases in the province

- Maintaining medical examination and treatment, the target health plan and online direction as planned.

- Striving to creat jobs for 7,000 employees and issuing labor books for 1,000 laborers.

- Monitoring the progress of vocational training for poor people in the districts, Long Khanh town and Bien Hoa city.

- Coordinating with other branches and levels for propaganda about control over social evils in the province.

2.5. Interior affairs:

- Department of internal affairs issues regulations for the recruitment of civil servants at communal level in province.

- Continue to implement and improve the efficiency, effective implementation of one-door mechanism in the province under Decision 93/2007/QD-TTg dated June 22, 2007 of the Prime Minister.

- Strengthening public mission inspection, monitoring the implementation of administrative reforms in various sectors and levels.

2.6. Foreign Affairs:

- Continuing to consider and decide the exit and entry of, consul and conception activities;  friendly cooperation with foreign NGO in the province according to regulations.

3. Other tasks:

3.1. Continuing to step up administrative reform, improving effectiveness and efficiency of management of the State apparatus.

- Implementation the Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP 09/01/2009 of the Government on the main solutions to direction and implementation of plans for economic development – socioeconomic plan and State budget estimate in 2009.

- Focusing on the 2010-plans by cooperating with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Finance, loan recommendations, pre-paying capital for urgent projects in the province.

- Continuing to focus on implementation of Resolution No. 30/NQ-CP dated December 11, 2008 of the Government on the urgent measures to cope with economic downside, maintaining economic growth, ensuring social security; particularly interested in removing obstacles to lending under Decision No. 497/QD-TTg dated April 17, 2009 by the Prime Minister.

- Department of Transportation and Communications implements Decision No. 548/QD-TTg on support replace agro-industry vehicles, vehicle pulled by motorbike, three-wheel motor vehicles, primitive three-four-wheel vehicles liable to be suspended to join traffic.

- Action Board of Businesses Support continues to urge the hold-up situation of production, trade, import, export and difficulties of enterprises for timely recommendations to submit to the Provincial People’s Committee to help them settle these difficulties.

- All departments, sectors effectively implement the Directive of the Provincial People’s Committee on the building 2010-plan for socioeconomic development and Directive on the construction of socioeconomic development plans in 2011-2015 period.

3.2. Inspection, Handling Complaints and Denunciations, Fight against Corruption:

- Inspection of the departments, strengthening inspection, checking the observance of policies and laws of the organizations and individuals in the fields of professional management.

- Strengthening the role of the inspection sector in settling complaints and denunciations; reviewing and handling the incidents complicated and evolved in great number of people, constantly settling of decisions related to the remaining complaints.

- Continuing implementation of inspection, self-test on anti-corruption responsibilities under the plan.

3.3. National Defense and Security:

- Developing plans to examine the implementation of Directive 03/CT-BCA dated April 10, 2009 of Ministry of Public Security on building a comprehensive district public security in the new situation in local police units.

- Steering the local police units to implement regulations on publicity and transparency in activities of organs, organizations and units in the province.

This is a report on the socioeconomic fact in July made the first seven months of 2009, a number of key tasks in August 2009; People's Committee proposed the organs of all levels and sectors to coordinate to carry it out.