Nghe An: Highlights on May 1

*NMANY activities in the ceremony and festival parts of the programThe 2020 National Lotus Village Festival will be shortenedto prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic. Specifically, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sen Village Festival will not be held, nor will the parade from Ho Chi Minh Square (Vinh City) to Uncle Ho's hometown (Kim Lien, Nam Dan), carrying Uncle Ho's portraits through the ages from his maternal hometown to his paternal hometown.

The national-scale Lotus Village Festival is held every five years and is a political and cultural event that people in the province, region and the whole country look forward to. Photo courtesy

*CWE need to innovate our thinking, change our approach to attract investment, not only calling for and attracting investment in the initial stage but also truly accompanying investors throughout the process of operation and contributing to the province... that is one of the guiding opinions of comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee tobring Nghe An to develop quickly and sustainably.

*NOfficial GHE ANreduce entrance exam subjects for grade 10.In this year's 10th grade entrance exam, candidates will take 3 exams: Math, Literature and Foreign Language (English or French). Of which, the written exam for Math and Literature, Foreign Language will be in the form of multiple choice.

Candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam. Photo: MH

*DDuring the April 30 - May 1 holiday, tourist attractions in Nghe An have begun to bustle again, with many tourists from inside and outside the province making pilgrimages to visit.Kim Lien National Special Historical Site, Nam Dan district. At Cua Lo on April 30welcome about 10 thousand visitors, and by May 1st the number of visitors was gradually increasing.

Tourists listen to the tour guide tell about Uncle Ho's childhood in Sen village. Photo: Huy Thu

*TWHILE people and families are reunited, resting or traveling together during the April 30 - May 1 holiday, on the roads, fields, mainland or sea, urban or rural areas in Nghe An... there are still manymany people quietly make a living.

Quynh Luu fishermen pull nets to catch fish. Photo: Viet Hung

*CWorkers with contracts are being connected with businesses to return to work; and workers without or with expired contracts will be consulted and introduced to markets with potential for stable income as orientations.Solving jobs for workers returning home to avoid the epidemicin Nghe An.

Nghe An workers return home to avoid the epidemic. Photo courtesy

*VAt 3:00 p.m. on May 1, on National Highway 46 near Da Son Commune Health Station (Do Luong), an accident occurred.traffic accidentBetween 2 motorbikes, 3 people were injured and had to be hospitalized.

Accident scene. Photo: Ngoc Phuong