Nghe An: Highlights on March 10

*On the morning of March 10, in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Nghe An province to hold a press conference to introduceScientific conference on General Chu Huy Man.

The scientific conference commemorating the 110th anniversary of the birth of General Chu Huy Man (March 17, 1913 - March 17, 2023) will be held at the ministerial level.

The workshop will clarify the following contents: Nghe An homeland - the birthplace of General Chu Huy Man and many other outstanding revolutionary predecessors of the Party and the Vietnam People's Army.

The workshop also recalled the revolutionary activities of General Chu Huy Man; his role and great contributions in leading and directing the building and development of the armed forces, protecting the Vietnamese revolution and carrying out international missions, especially his creative determination in directing the building of the Vietnam People's Army, building the all-people national defense and developing Vietnam's military science and art, strengthening national defense and security in the new period.

The comrades chaired the press conference to introduce the Ministry of National Defense Scientific Seminar on General Chu Huy Man. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*In Nghe An, on the afternoon of March 10, the Youth Union and Veterans Association of Nghe An Provincial Agenciesthematic activitiesCommemorating the 110th birthday of comrade Chu Huy Man with the theme "General Chu Huy Man - An outstanding politician and military man of the Vietnamese revolution, an excellent son of Nghe An homeland".

The thematic session had nearly 1,500 union members and youths participating in person and online.

Veterans and youth union members visit a photo exhibition about the life and career of General Chu Huy Man. Photo: Cong Kien

*Pursuant to Regulation No. 96-QD/TW dated February 2, 2023 on taking a vote of confidence for leadership and management positions and titles in the political system, on March 2, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee issued Plan No. 162-KH/TU onvote of confidencefor leadership and management positions in the political system of Nghe An province.

Accordingly, the vote of confidence aims to contribute to assessing the prestige and performance of assigned duties and tasks of cadres; helping cadres "self-examine", "self-correct", continue to strive and practice in their work; is an important basis for Party committees and organizations to train, foster, arrange and use cadres; improve the effectiveness of leadership, management and supervision of cadres.

The Central Organizing Committee held an online conference to disseminate and implement Regulation No. 96-QD/TW dated February 2, 2023 on taking a vote of confidence for leadership and management positions and titles in the political system.

*Nghe Anpolicy proposals for civil servantsOne-stop department. The target subjects of this policy are cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers (including civil servants and public employees of central agencies organized according to the vertical industry system) working at the Nghe An Provincial Public Administration Service Center; One-stop department of the Ethnic Minorities Committee, Provincial Inspectorate, district and commune levels.

Depending on the level, officials, civil servants and public employees will receive support from 700,000 VND to 2 million VND/person/month. This support level is not calculated to pay for social insurance and health insurance.

Civil servants of Nghia Thuan commune, Thai Hoa town work at the One-Stop Department to guide people on how to use online public services. Photo: Thanh Duy

*A medium sized group of subjectsbrazenly destroy the forestin the area under the management and protection of the Northern Nghe An Forest Protection Management Board. Not only that, they also assaulted a forest ranger, causing him to be hospitalized.

The incident was initially discovered on the afternoon of February 28, when the group entered the forest area using machinery to cut down pine trees and loaded the wood onto a truck to prepare to leave the scene. After the discovery, the Northern Nghe An Forest Protection Management Board mobilized forces to stop the incident and sent forces to protect the evidence right at the scene.

Then, at 4:40 p.m. on March 2, 2023, the above-mentioned group continued to enter this area to cut down the remaining acacia trees in the forest. The acacia wood was also quickly cut into pieces and loaded onto trucks. Immediately afterwards, the Northern Nghe An Protective Forest Management Board coordinated with local forest rangers to make a record of the scene and report to the authorities for handling, and at the same time assigned people to watch over the evidence and vehicles left behind by the subjects at the scene.

In addition to blatantly destroying the forest, the subjects also injured Mr. Nguyen Khac Hoan - a forest protection officer of the Northern Nghe An Forest Protection Management Board.

At the scene, many pine tree stumps with diameters of about 25cm - 30cm still oozing sap were mercilessly cut across. Photo: Tien Dong

*By March 7, the whole province hadNearly 250 hectares infected with leaf blast, of which the largest is Yen Thanh district with nearly 150 hectares, Hung Nguyen with more than 40 hectares, the rest are scattered in Con Cuong, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau districts; mainly on varieties TBR 225, Xi33. P6, Thai Xuyen 111, AC5...

According to Mr. Trinh Thach Lam, Head of Plant Protection Department, Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection of the province, it is forecasted that in the coming time, warm weather conditions, alternating cold air waves causing rain, high air humidity, early morning fog combined with top dressing,... are very favorable conditions for leaf blast disease to arise, spread and cause serious damage over a large area, especially on annual varieties with high infection levels.

Hung Nguyen farmers focus on preventing leaf blast disease on spring rice. Photo: Phu Huong

*On March 10, the Investigation Police Agency, Nghe An Provincial Police Department issued a decisionprosecute, detainagainst Nguyen Duy Quan (born in 1986, residing in Nghi Cong commune, Nghi Loc, Nghe An), the truck driver driving the car with license plate 14C-201.03, causing the tragic accident that killed 3 mother and children of Ms. Nguyen Thi H. (born in 1997), residing in Bui Ha hamlet, Hung Trung commune (Hung Nguyen).

The scene of the accident on the morning of March 6. Photo: Document