Nghe An: Highlights on April 13

*Morning of April 13,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhchaired a working conference with the Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters to remove difficulties and promote production and export of forestry and seafood products.

The Prime Minister asked delegates to focus on discussions to find good solutions and new ways of doing things. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

*On the morning of April 13, within the framework of the VITM Hanoi International Tourism Fair, the four provinces of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh jointly organizedConference on Tourism Promotion and Advertisingwith the theme "One journey - Four locations - Many experiences".

Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh visits the booth displaying tourism products of Nghe An. Photo: Cong Kien

*Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI)Nghe An in 2022 ranked 23rd out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 7 places after a "shocking" drop of 12 places, from 18th place in 2020 to 30th place in 2021; ranked 7th in the North Central and Central Coast regions and 2nd in the North Central region. Why does Nghe An's absolute score increase every year but the province's ranking compared to the whole country "go up and down"?

Ranking of Nghe An's PCI Index compared to 63 provinces and cities nationwide from 2006 to 2022.

*In 2022,Vietnam Journalists AssociationChanged and issued cards to 20,677 members, admitted 1,816 new members; recognized and supplemented 18 provincial-level association units and association units directly under the Central Association; awarded commemorative medals to 536 members and 37 leaders of ministries, departments, branches and localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha presents the decision approving the Charter of the Vietnam Journalists Association. Photo: Nhu Bien

*The prices of pigs and chickens in our country are at rock bottom, but the prices of imported meat and by-products are even cheaper. Experts say that ifCompared to prices, domestic goods cannot compete.

Many types of meat imported to Vietnam are sold at super cheap prices. Photo: NVCC

*On April 13, leaders of Quy Hop district said that the district had justadministrative sanctionswith a total fine of nearly 500 million VND for 2 mineral exploitation enterprises that encroached on land. This is a common violation that has occurred in mineral exploitation mines in Quy Hop district in recent times.

Currently, in Quy Hop district, there are 80 licensed mines with valid terms, of which 14 mines are licensed to exploit tin ore and 34 mines are licensed to exploit white marble. Photo: Tien Hung

*On April 13, Yen Thanh District Police (Nghe An) said that the unit had just issued a decisionprosecute the case, prosecute the accusedagainst Ha Thi Thanh (born 1987), residing in Muong Noc commune, Que Phong district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".