Nghe An: Outstanding Figures & Events in 2020

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered a speech at the 19th Congress of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, term 2020-2025. Photo: NS

1.Successful organizationParty Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term, on schedule, ensuring quality as required, truly a broad political activity across the province. The results of the Party Congresses at all levels have created a new atmosphere, new motivation, contributing to strengthening solidarity and unity within the entire Party; improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party committees, Party organizations and Party members; consolidating the great national solidarity bloc and enhancing the people's trust in the Party. After the Congress, an atmosphere of competition, solidarity and unity was created among cadres, Party members and people.

Panorama of the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's name. Photo: Thanh Cuong

2.Successfully organize major holidays:130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh; The 90th anniversary of the Nghe - Tinh Soviet; the 990th anniversary of the name Nghe An... is an opportunity to review, understand more, and cherish the historical traditions of the homeland; to be more confident and determined to join hands and hearts to build Nghe An province to become more and more beautiful, civilized, and continue to write the heroic history of the "spiritual land of talented people", the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho.

Taking body temperature and screening cases at risk of Covid-19 infection. Photo: Thanh Chung

3.Successfully implementing the "dual goal" of both drastic prevention and controlfight against Covid-19 epidemic, focusing on economic and social recovery and development.

Produced at Minh Anh Garment Joint Stock Company - Do Luong. Photo: Thanh Duy

4.Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2020expected to reach about 85,380 billion VND, an increase of 4.45% compared to 2019. GRDP per capita in 2020 is estimated at 44.01 million VND.

Construction unit of the Vinh - Cua Lo asphalt route through Nghi Loc district. Photo: Viet Phuong

5.Budget revenue for the whole year 2020estimated at over 17,000 billion VND. Total social investment capital is estimated at 78,847 billion VND; an increase of 12.35%.

Awarding the Decision recognizing Yen Thanh district as meeting new rural standards. Photo: TC

6.Implement the construction programnew rural areasachieved many important results. It is expected that by the end of 2020, the whole province will have 281/411 communes meeting the new rural standards (an increase of 36 communes compared to 2019), accounting for 68.37%; 6 district-level units will complete the task of building and meeting the new rural standards (an increase of 2 units compared to 2019), accounting for 28.57% and an average increase of 0.4 criteria/commune.

Public administration service center. Photo: TC

7.The review,reduce administrative procedure processing time, simplifying administrative procedures at agencies and units continues to receive attention. The province's electronic one-stop information system has been connected to 100% of provincial departments and branches, 100% of district-level People's Committees and 100% of commune-level People's Committees; connected and integrated with the province's Public Service Portal to publicly post the results of handling administrative procedures and provide online public services. Ensuring the online meeting system at 26 points, meeting online meetings. In 2020, the province put the Public Administration Service Center into operation.

Payment of the first installment of the social security package at the Nghi Thuan Commune Cultural Post Office (Nghi Loc). Photo: Nhat Tuan

8.Social policy and securitysocial security, the State and community support policies for groups in difficult circumstances have been well implemented. Many solutions have been focused on solving employment for workers, especially Nghe An workers returning home from abroad due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A corner of Vinh City - the city recognized by UNESCO as a "Global Learning City". Photo: TD

9.The quality of universal education; the work of encouraging learning, encouraging talents, and building a learning society has received attention and has had positive changes, contributing to creating a lifelong learning environment for the people; Vinh city is one of two cities in Vietnam recognized by UNESCO.global learning city".

Leaders of Nghe An province attended the "Meet Japan 2020" conference in Hanoi. Photo: Vo Cuong

10.National defense, security, social order and safetycontinue to be guaranteed; The province's international cooperation activities take place vigorously, achieving remarkable results and developing more and more effectively.