Nghe An: Highlights on February 11

*In Decision No. 283/QD-UBND,Provincial People's Committee approved the project“Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province”. The total investment cost for the project is 4,502 billion VND.

This project is invested by Vinh City People's Committee with 4 components: Integrated investment in drainage, environmental sanitation and connectivity; Expanding storage capacity to reduce urban flooding; Upgrading and improving Vinh River; Developing systems and capacity to improve urban adaptation.

The total land use area of ​​the project is about 208 hectares. This is a group A technical infrastructure project; the main works are of level 1; the design life is 50 years for reinforced concrete construction works.

Regarding investment capital, including World Bank loan capital of 129.6 million USD (equivalent to 3,000 billion VND); counterpart capital: 1,502 billion VND (equivalent to 64.9 million USD).

Current status of a section of Vinh River. Photo: Nhat Lan

*Social housing for workersis one of the social security policies, contributing to keeping workers in the locality, stabilizing their lives. Social housing projects in Nghe An, although receiving many incentives, are being implemented rather sluggishly and delayed...

The reason why social housing projects for workers in the area are being implemented rather sluggishly is due to limited capacity. Nghe An Industrial Park Development Investment Joint Stock Company, due to the change of mechanism, is not able to mobilize capital as before. Besides, compared to some provinces, in Nghe An, the way to implement social housing projects is still quite mechanical and cumbersome.

Social housing area for workers and low-income earners of Trung Do Joint Stock Company on Cu Chinh Lan Street, Trung Do Ward. Photo: Nguyen Hai

*For many reasons, mainly business losses, in recent times there have beenquite a few gas stationsin Nghe An province have asked to close. This has caused some difficulties for the production and business activities of people and enterprises.

According to the report of the Department of Industry and Trade, Nghe An province has 681 gas stations currently operating normally; since the beginning of 2022, 10 gas stations have closed down, mainly in Yen Thanh, Nghia Dan, Tan Ky, Nam Dan districts... In addition, since 2021, the whole province has had more than 20 gas stations that have stopped operating after their licenses expired.

Ngoc Vinh petrol station in hamlet 2, Tang Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) has requested to close from February 15, 2022. Photo: Hai An

*On the morning of February 11, 1,000 9th grade students entered the school.Provincial excellent student selection examschool year 2022 - 2023.

This year’s exam has the participation of 1,285 candidates from secondary schools in 21 districts, cities and towns across the province and is held at Le Viet Thuat High School. This year, candidates will take part in the following subjects: Chemistry, History, English, Literature, Mathematics, Civic Education, Information Technology, Physics, Geography, Biology and French.

Candidates participating in the Provincial Excellent Student Selection Exam for Grade 9 at the exam site of Le Viet Thuat High School. Photo: My Ha

*Why do people in Nghe An in general and Vinh city in particular compete to buy cars? Many people from other provinces are quite concerned about this reality. According to calculations, the population of Vinh city is about 400 thousand people and currently Vinh city residents own about 60,000 personal cars of all kinds. If each household has an average of 4 people, then Vinh city has about 100 thousand households. It is calculated that out of every 10 households, 6 households own cars. This has created pressure on urban traffic.

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*January is the beginning of the Spring Festival. These days, in many rural areas, people are excited to go to festivals. Festival activities of each locality are closely linked to the production, daily life and beliefs of each region.

On the morning of February 11 (January 21), Tuong Duong district organizedOpening of the Van Temple - Cua Rao Festival.

Van - Cua Rao Temple is located at the Cua Rao junction, the confluence of the Nam Non and Nam Mo rivers, in Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong). The festival is held at the beginning of the year to commemorate the merits of Doan Nhu Hai - a Tran Dynasty general who fought against the Ai Lao invaders and kept the border peaceful. In a fierce battle near the river junction in 1335, he and many soldiers bravely commanded, fought and heroically sacrificed.

To remember the merits of General Doan Nhu Hai and the Tran Dynasty soldiers, the people built a temple in Cua Rao area to take care of the incense and send their spiritual messages. Later, Van - Cua Rao temple also worshiped the Three Holy Mothers, and was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a Historical - Cultural Relic in 2009.

This year's Van Temple - Cua Rao Festival attracted tens of thousands of tourists to visit and worship.

Procession at the opening ceremony of Van Temple - Cua Rao. Photo: Dinh Tuan

*Also on January 21, Hoang Mai town organizedCon Temple Festival

The most unique feature of the Con Temple Festival is the Vomit Running custom of the young people of the fishing village. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Quynh Phuong commune to enjoy the unique traditional cultural values ​​that only happen once a year.

Previously, the Con Temple Festival lasted for a whole month, from the first day of Tet to the end of the first lunar month. Later, many parts of the festival were simplified, but the "vomit running" custom was still kept as an indispensable part. Photo: Thanh Cuong