Nghe An: Highlights on April 15

*CAfternoon of April 15, in Vinh City,People's Council of Nghe An province, term XVII, term 2016 - 2021 held the 20th session to review and decide on contents under its authority. At this session, the Provincial People's Council passed ResolutionEstablishment of the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and Provincial People's Council; carry out personnel work within its authority: Dismiss and elect additional positions of members of the Provincial People's Committee; dismiss the position of Deputy Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, term 2016-2021 according to regulations; consider issuing a number of resolutions to ensure timely implementation of projects, promote socio-economic development in the province.

Panorama of the 20th session of the 17th Nghe An Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

*SOn April 15, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chairedcitizen reception sessionApril 2021. Also attending were representatives of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee... Regarding the issues raised by citizens, departments, branches and localities explained the process of handling the issues; the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested all levels and branches to continue clarifying the issues in the spirit of respecting the law.

Overview of the regular public reception session in April 2021 of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung. Photo: Pham Bang

*SOn April 15, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front organizedOnline conference with 63 provinces and citiesnationwide to evaluate the results of the first phase of inspection and supervision of the implementation of the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term; and at the same time, deploy the second phase of inspection and supervision tasks. For Nghe An, this conference was held online at 21 district, city and town bridges across the province.

Scene at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Mai Hoa

*SOn April 15, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a ceremony to announce the report.Provincial Competitiveness Index PCIyear 2020.

According to the announced results, the top position in this year's ranking is Quang Ninh with 75.09 points, followed by Dong Thap (72.81 points), Long An (70.37 points), Binh Duong (70.16 points), Da Nang (70.12 points). Nghe An province achieved 64.73 points, ranked 18th in the country, continuing to be in the top of the North Central provinces.

Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) Ranking 2020.

*SOn the morning of April 15, in Son Hai commune (Quynh Luu), Nghe An Provincial Farmers' Association organized the opening of a store.safe food and agricultural products business. Having a safe agricultural products store will help people feel secure in buying quality food, contributing to spreading Nghe An agricultural products in the market. This is the first safe agricultural products store in the province, established by the Provincial Farmers' Association with direction, guidance and advice.

Delegates visit the store. Photo: Quang An

*TThe case of the man who poured gasoline and burned his colleaguebecause of debt. The first instance criminal trial of defendant Dinh Khac Quy (born 1992), residing in Dong Vinh ward, Vinh city, for the crime of "Murder" took place on the morning of April 15.

According to the indictment, Dinh Khac Quy and Mr. Pham Ngoc S. (born in 1994), residing in Hung Loc commune, Vinh city, were friends and worked together. In March 2020, Quy lent Mr. S. 2.5 million VND. The incident led to a heartbreaking incident. Nghe An Provincial People's Court sentenced Dinh Khac Quy to 16 years in prison for "Murder"; The defendant was forced to compensate the victim more than 1 billion VND.