Provincial leaders attend meeting with Nghe An fellow countrymen in Hanoi

The leaders of Nghe An province attended the meeting, including comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending the meeting were comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Nguyen Dinh Hung - Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Dang Thanh Tung - Chief of the Provincial People's Committee Office, Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Hoang Phu Hien - Director of the Department of Transport, Phung Thanh Vinh - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Viet Hung - Director of the Department of Home Affairs. Also attending were comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; representativesleaders of provincial departments and branches

On behalf of the Nghe An Association in Hanoi, there were comrades: Le Doan Hop - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Minister of Information and Communications, Chairman of the Nghe An Association in Hanoi; Truong Dinh Tuyen - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Minister of Trade, Head of the Economic - Social Advisory Group of Nghe An province; Nguyen The Trung - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Committee; Nguyen The Ky - former member of the Party Central Committee, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts.

Also attending were Party Central Committee members: Le Quoc Minh - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education; Thai Thanh Quy - Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Economic Committee. Also attending the meeting were comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Deputy Minister of Education and Training, along with retired officials and leaders of ministries and branches from Nghe An and many children of Nghe An people working and living in Hanoi.

Contributions of Nghe An people living far from home to the development of the province

The New Year's meeting between Nghe An provincial leaders and their fellow countrymen who are working and retired in Hanoi has been a tradition for many years. Through this, we encourage and motivate generations of Nghe An people to strive and practice in various fields of work, to rise up and establish their careers, and to contribute to the development of their homeland and country.

At the meeting, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his joy and emotion at the warm, friendly atmosphere, close to the tradition and good meaning of the meeting, thereby affirming the solidarity of fellow countrymen and the homeland connection between Nghe An people in the capital Hanoi.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh gave an overview of the outstanding results in socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security and key tasks of the province in 2024.

Notably, the economy maintained a high growth rate, reaching 9.01%. State budget revenue reached over VND 25,517 billion. Investment attraction reached over VND 61,000 billion, of which FDI capital attraction reached nearly USD 1.75 billion, ranking 8th out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide.

Culture and society have made breakthroughs and progress; social security is given attention. The province's key education quality ranks 4th nationwide, and comprehensive education quality ranks 12th nationwide. In particular, the province has supported the construction and repair of 12,067 houses for the poor and those with housing difficulties, reaching 75% of the demand for the entire period of 2023 - 2025.

In 2024, the province also carried out and completed many key tasks and key projects. Nghe An was granted Resolution No. 137 by the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for provincial development; the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 1243 on the arrangement of district- and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2025 period; the Prime Minister approved the Plan for implementing the Provincial Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Activities in foreign affairs, national defense, security, Party building and the political system achieved many positive results. The provincial police and armed forces received the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh affirmed that the achievements of Nghe An in 2024 and in recent years are the efforts of cadres, party members, and people in the province and have had positive contributions in both material and spiritual terms from Nghe An people living far from home, including Nghe An compatriots in Hanoi.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his deep gratitude and thanks for the sentiments and important contributions of the members of the Association of Fellow Countrymen for the province over the past time; especially the companionship and support in social security work, charity activities...

Affirming that despite many difficulties, in 2025, Nghe An province sets very high development goals, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the province is determined to accelerate, break through, and effectively utilize resources to complete the highest level of goals and targets set by the 19th Provincial Party Congress, striving for double-digit economic growth.

The province will also focus on leading, directing the implementation and successful organization of party congresses at all levels, towards the 20th Provincial Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress, focusing on building the highest quality and best congress documents and personnel plans.

Closely following the direction and guidance of the Central Government, Nghe An province is determined to resolutely and effectively implement the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, associated with the revolution in arranging and streamlining the political system apparatus, on that basis creating new momentum and new spirit for the province's development in the coming period.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh also emphasized that the province will continue to mobilize resources, especially the mechanisms and policies in Resolution No. 137 of the National Assembly to implement key projects and strategic infrastructure. Continue to promote the results of the past years, take advantage of opportunities to accelerate and make a breakthrough in attracting investment, strive to be in the top 10 in the country in attracting FDI capital for 5 consecutive years, aiming to be in the top 10 localities with the highest accumulated FDI capital in the country in the next 10 years.

In addition, Nghe An will also devote resources to social security work, especially caring for poor households, disadvantaged households, and vulnerable groups, especially during the Lunar New Year 2025 so that everyone can have a Tet holiday; strive to complete the Program to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties...

Emphasizing that implementing development goals and tasks and paying attention to improving people's lives is the responsibility of the Party Committee, authorities at all levels and sectors, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in order for the province to achieve these goals, it is very necessary and hopes that the Nghe An Associations across the country, especially the Nghe An Associations in Hanoi, will continue to pay attention, connect and support the province.

On the occasion of the New Year 2025, preparing to welcome the traditional Tet At Ty, on behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sent to the members of the Nghe An Association in Hanoi wishes for good health, a new year of peace, prosperity, happiness and success.

Connecting, looking towards the homeland

Delighted with the achievements of Nghe An province in recent times, especially in 2024, comrade Le Doan Hop - Chairman of Nghe An Association in Hanoi highly appreciated the solidarity of the leaders and people of the province in implementing socio-economic development tasks. Comrade Le Doan Hop emphasized that Nghe An province is a locality that is very persistent in investing in technical infrastructure, most clearly in the transportation system, electricity, irrigation, information technology, seaports, airports..., which has awakened the development potential of the province.

At the conference, comrade Le Doan Hop - Chairman of the Nghe An Association in Hanoi also informed about the outstanding results of the Liaison Committee of the Nghe An Association in Hanoi.

The Nghe An Association in Hanoi was established nearly 50 years ago. Depending on each period, the Association has different activities but the principles and purposes never change, which is to unite Nghe An compatriots who are working, studying and living in Hanoi. The Nghe An people living far away from home always have the spirit of solidarity, mutual love, sharing joys and sorrows, caring and supporting each other in daily life.

Preserving and promoting the morality of "remembering the source of water", with the spirit of overcoming difficulties for the homeland, in 2024, the Nghe An Association in Hanoi had many social security activities towards the homeland such as: supporting from cash to goods to overcome the consequences of natural disasters; building houses for the poor, supporting difficult circumstances; supporting facilities for localities...

Continuing the program of bringing books to the countryside, the Association visited and gave gifts, library cards, bicycles and scholarships to 1,950 students, staff and teachers of Ky Son High School, and more than 1,900 students, staff and teachers of Tuong Duong 1 High School and Tuong Duong 2 High School.

In addition, the Nghe An Association in Hanoi also has activities to support, advise, advise and share with organizations and clubs such as: Lam Hong Club of Intellectuals and Outstanding Businessmen; Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam Folk Song Club; Nghe Tinh Student Club and participates in activities of Associations of districts, towns and cities in Hanoi.

In 2025, the Liaison Committee of Nghe An Association in Hanoi will continue to promote responsibility, unite in work and study, and strive for greater success. At the same time, mobilize successful Nghe An businesses and entrepreneurs to invest in Nghe An, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province.

At the conference, leaders of Nghe An province and the Liaison Committee of Nghe An Fellow Countrymen Association in Hanoi presented souvenirs to Hero of the People's Armed Forces Lieutenant General Nguyen Quoc Thuoc; presented flowers to congratulate comrades who were promoted and appointed in 2024; and expressed gratitude to a number of businesses that have made many contributions to the Nghe An Fellow Countrymen Association in Hanoi and contributed to the development of Nghe An.