Nghe An: Highlights on April 19

*DUp to now, the whole province has 159/1,447 (11%) grassroots party organizations that have organized congresses for the 2020-2025 term, the rest have been temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 epidemic situation. In general, Party committees at all levels have promptly grasped and implemented documents from higher levels related to the Party congress for the 2020-2025 term; Party committees and branches selected to organize model congresses have been active, proactive,Prepare well for the congress organization.

Delegates vote to elect the Party Executive Committee of Nghi Van Commune (Nghi Loc). Photo: Nhat Tuan

*CThe work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in Nghe An has had positive changes. Talking to reporters of Nghe An Newspaper, Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command said that on the morning of April 19, the authorities had awarded certificates of completion of the 14-day quarantine period to more than 50 people. Thus far,Nghe An has only 1 person left in centralized quarantine at the provincial level..

Photo: Tien Hung

*GNghe An students and teacherswon the Le Van Thiem Prize in Mathematics. The award is presented by the Vietnam Mathematical Association to recognize the outstanding achievements of teachers and high school students who have overcome difficulties to teach and learn Math well, and to encourage students to delve into the subject, which plays a particularly important role in the long-term development of the country's science. In 2020, the award was given to 5 individuals, including 2 teachers and 3 students. Nghe An province alone was honored to have 2 individuals awarded this award. They are teacher Ho Sy Hung (born in 1980), a teacher at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, and Vu Duc Vinh, a 12th grade A1 student at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Le Van Thiem Award for teacher Ho Sy Hung. Photo: PV

*ABui Van Quang Bank in Hamlet 5, Quynh My Commune, Quynh Luu District (Nghe An) has been successfully built and developed.The first ostrich farming model in the region,with an income of 700 million VND/year. Mr. Quang hopes that in the coming time, more households in the localities will boldly raise ostriches to link up to find stable product consumption outlets.

Currently, Mr. Quang's farm has 120 commercial and breeding ostriches.

*HCurrently, tea growers in Nghe An are entering the peak harvest season. Although the yield is superior to previous years,Fresh tea bud purchase price drops sharplyCompared to previous years, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the selling price is only about 50% of what it was before.

People in Thanh Chuong district are not happy about harvesting tea because tea prices have dropped sharply. Photo: Van Ly

*SOn April 19, 2020, on the Ho Chi Minh trail through Nghia Trung commune (Nghia Dan district), a strange black substance, similar to waste oil, overflowed on both sides of the road, even into the drainage ditch, giving off a strong stench.

The road section with strange substances spilled on the surface is about 50m. Photo: Thu Dung

*VWanting to attract attention, Nguyen Hoai Nam (residing in Hung Loc commune, Vinh city) posted false information on Facebook that Vietnam had had people die from the Covid-19 epidemic. Vinh city police have issued a decisionNam was detained for illegally providing or using information.computer networks, telecommunications networks as prescribed in Article 288 of the Penal Code.

Subject Nguyen Hoai Nam at the police station. Photo: Trong Tuan