PANO - Army Corps 11, or Thanh An Corporation yesterday received first class Feats of Arms Order on its 30th founding anniversary in the presence of General Phung Quang Thanh, Defense Minister at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

Established on June 11th, 1982, during the past 30 years Army Corps 11 built thousands of construction projects. In 2011, earning VND 2,081 billion. The figure is expected to reach VND 2,600 billion in 2012.

On behalf of Defense Ministry leaders, General Phung Quang Thanh praised all achievements recorded by the Corps over the past 30 years, especially in economic development.

The General suggested that in 2012 and coming years, Party Committee and Commanding Board of the Corps should raise its competitiveness, leadership ability, business management quality as well as construction capacity to further develop the Corps. Moreover, the Corps should adopt policies to attract more talented people, train and provide favorable conditions to help young talented people to bring into full play their capability to develop the unit, contributing to the success of the cause of industrialization and modernisation of the nation.

Translated by Tran Hoai