Nghe An: Highlights on April 16

*SOn April 16, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial People's Council held a conference.Summary of activities of the Provincial People's CouncilXVII, term 2016 - 2021. In the 2016 - 2021 term, under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, with the support of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, mass organizations, and the close coordination of the Provincial People's Committee, relevant levels and sectors, the Provincial People's Council has made efforts, promoted intelligence, responsibility, solidarity, consensus, proactively innovated to perfect the organization, improve the quality of operations, and make important contributions to socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, building the political system, representing the will, aspirations and mastery of the people.

Authorized by the President, comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Secretary of Vinh City Party Committee and awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and presented flowers to congratulate the comrades. Photo: Thanh Duy

*COn the afternoon of April 16, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province organizedThird Consultative Conferenceto select and make a list of qualified candidates for the XV National Assembly, term 2021 - 2026. At the Conference, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province discussed and unanimously approved the official list of candidates for the XV Provincial National Assembly, including 17 people.

Delegates attending the conference voted to agree on the official list of candidates for the National Assembly. Photo: Mai Hoa

*SOn April 16, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An provincehold an emergency meetingdeploy professional solutions related to Covid-19 epidemic prevention in the area in the coming time, after 2 out of 224 Vietnamese citizens returning from Japan who are being quarantined locally tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province and Con Cuong district inspected the treatment work at the Southwest Regional General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*DWelcome to the 2021 tourist season, Cua Lo Towninvestment 27.5 billion dongto renovate and upgrade works such as lighting, sidewalks, flower gardens, drainage ditches... these works are currently being urgently completed.

Workers install decorative lighting system in Cua Lo Town. Photo: Quang An

*UNghia Dan District People's Committee issued a decisionfined 37.5 million dongMr. Bui Duy Thai, born in 1962, residing in Hai Dong hamlet, Nghia Loc commune, committed illegal deforestation.

Area of ​​destroyed forest. Photo: An Nhien

*KAt 7:30 a.m. on April 16, a female student in grade 10 (Sao Nam Private High School) is suspected of jumping from Nam Dan bridge into Lam river to commit suicide. After nearly 2 hours, the authoritiesThe body of the female student was recovered.

Search and rescue forces on the river. Photo: Huy Thu