Nghe An: Highlights on August 17

*Morning of August 17,Delegation attending the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations(September 5, 1962 - September 5, 2022), 45th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 - July 18, 2022) held in Nghe An to offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site, Nam Dan, Nghe An.

Delegation offers flowers at Kim Lien National Special Relic Site, Nam Dan, Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy

* On the same afternoon, in Vinh City, Nghe An province solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty with the participation of representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to Vietnam, and 7 provinces of Laos that have traditional relations with the province.

Leaders of Nghe An province and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to Vietnam, leaders of 7 provinces of the Lao PDR took a souvenir photo. Photo: Thanh Duy

*On the morning of August 17, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province chairedregular citizen reception sessionAugust 2022. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received citizen Nguyen Van Khanh (residing in Khanh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district). Mr. Khanh requested the competent authority to consider and recognize as a martyr Mr. Nguyen Van Giam (Mr. Khanh's uncle), who is currently buried at the Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery.

Overview of the regular citizen reception session in August 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Trung. Photo: Pham Bang

*Afternoon of August 17,The Provincial People's Committee organized the launching ceremony of the online contest“Learn about administrative procedure control activities and provision and use of public services” in 2022. The contest is organized in the form of an online test on the provincial electronic information portal at https://nghean.gov.vn.

Representatives of officials, civil servants and public employees of departments, branches and sectors took the mock test. Photo: My Nga

*In the first six months of 2022, policy credit capital in Nghe An haspreferential creditfor 46,418 poor households and other policy beneficiaries. Social policy credit continues to make important contributions to the socio-economic development achievements of the province.

Members attending the meeting. Photo: Thu Huyen

*Visiting the mountainous commune of Tien Thanh (Yen Thanh) these days isadmire the fields of marigoldspurple, strange color. People here said, the plant has been rooted in this land for a long time and brings high income every year.

At the end of August, when the flowers are fully bloomed, people harvest the whole plant, dry it, and sell it to traders or tea bag manufacturers. Photo: Xuan Hoang

*Passion fruit is a crop that is expected to change the lives of people in the highlands of Nghe An, especially the ethnic minorities of Tri Le commune (Que Phong). However, currentlypassion fruit capitalhere is in a state of "stillbirth", from hundreds of hectares, now only about 5 hectares remain. The passion fruit gardens that were once full of fruit are now just abandoned land.

From 400 passion fruit trees, Ms. Lu Thi Tuyet's garden is now just an empty lot. Photo: Xuan Hoang