Nghe An: Highlights on November 2

*NNovember 2, Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman chairedregular meeting of the Provincial People's CommitteeOctober 2021 with many important contents. Based on the results achieved in 10 months, forecasting the situation and implementation capacity of industries, fields, and key product indicators, it is estimated that the GRDP growth rate in 2021 of Nghe An province will reach about 6.25% (in the fourth quarter alone, it will increase by about 7.20%).

Overview of the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Committee in October 2021. Photo: Pham Bang

*SNovember 2, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Frontorganize training conferencefor members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee at all levels who are ethnic minorities online to 47 local connection points. The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province chaired the online connection to 12 connection points in districts with ethnic minorities.

Photo: Mai Hoa

*SNovember 2, Nghe An13 new cases of Covid-19 infection recorded, including 1 community case in Ngoc Son commune, Quynh Luu district. After receiving the test results, Ngoc Son commune locked down the entire hamlet 7 in the area with a total of more than 200 households, about 1,000 people, set up checkpoints to control people entering and exiting and sprayed disinfectant.

Taking Covid-19 test samples. Photo: TD

*SAfter more than 2 months of closure, Vinh Market West Agricultural Market (Vinh wholesale market)officially back in operationfrom November 2 to serve people's shopping needs. The market has nearly 700 business households and over 2,000 workers.

Vinh wholesale market officially reopened this morning, November 2. Photo: Quang An

*LIn recent months, gasoline prices have been continuously adjusted up and gas prices have also increased sharply, causingPeople face many difficultieswhen faced with the “escalating” cost of living…

Cumulatively, after 9 consecutive price increases, each gas cylinder has increased in price by 164,000 VND/12kg cylinder. Photo: Thanh Phuc

*NOn November 2, 2021, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of the Provincial Police said that the unit iscriminal detentionSubject Lo Xuan Luong residing in Chau Kim commune, Que Phong district for illegal drug trafficking; evidence seized was 1,000 pink pills. Subject Luong had a previous conviction for illegal possession of drugs; recently released from prison but continued to commit crimes.

Subject Lo Xuan Luong at the police station. Photo: Hong Ngoc