Nghe An: Highlights of April 16th
The Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to expedite the progress of the project to extend the runway at Vinh International Airport; Decisive action is being taken to lift the IUU 'yellow card'; Nghe An: Dry fields and burnt corn due to drought... These are some of the prominent news items of the day.
* On the morning of April 16th,General Secretary and President To LamThe couple and their wives, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, departed from Beijing by high-speed train to visit and work in Nanning city.
* The representative board of directors of the Provincial Social Policy Bank organized the event.regular meeting, online briefingThe meeting was held with the Board of Representatives of the Social Policy Bank in communes and wards to implement tasks for the second quarter of 2026. Comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Head of the Board of Representatives of the Social Policy Bank of the province - chaired the meeting.
* National Steering Committee onCombating illegal fishingThe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (IUU) held its 34th session at the Government Headquarters, connecting online with coastal provinces and cities. At the Nghe An branch, Mr. Nguyen Van De, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, presided.
*On the morning of April 16th, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held a meeting.expediting land clearance progressThe project involves extending the runway at Vinh International Airport. Comrade Hoang Phu Hien, Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired the meeting.
*Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Van ThanhThe meeting focused on working with the Nghe An Oncology Hospital regarding the results of task implementation and key future tasks. During the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the hospital needs to pay special attention to human resource development, especially high-quality personnel.
* The Central Steering Committee, led by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Duong - Deputy Director of the General Statistics Office, held a working session with the Steering Committee.Economic CensusIn 2026, Nghe An province will assess and expedite the progress of task implementation.
The prolonged heatwave in Nghe An is causing difficulties for agricultural production. Rivers and streams are drying up, rice crops are lacking water during the flowering stage, and large areas of corn are scorched and wilting...the most severe drought of the early seasonIn recent years, amidst the scorching sun, the dry, cracked fields stretching across the production areas not only reflect the harshness of nature but also bring about the constant worry of thousands of farming households.
