Nghe An: Highlights on July 24

*Visit Vinh International AirportPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agrees with the policy of socializing investment attraction for the airport expansion project.Vinh International Airport and assign Nghe An Provincial People's Committee as the competent authority to implement the project; at the same time, arrange defense land under the Vinh Airport planning to a new location with stability and long-term.

Vinh International Airport has been approved by the Ministry of Transport for a total area of ​​447.37 hectares; however, the current limitation is that Passenger Terminal T1 is operating at maximum capacity, and during peak times, the flight frequency is overloaded; the international passenger terminal does not meet the requirements because it is being used from the renovated old terminal; Runway 1, 2,400m long, can only accommodate A320/A321 aircraft (code C aircraft) or equivalent, and cannot receive large-body aircraft code E such as A350, B777, B787, etc.

Along with that, the quality of the runway has degraded and needs regular maintenance and repair; the parking lot can only accommodate a maximum of 6 planes, so it is often overloaded.

Provincial leaders report to the Prime Minister on the investment plan to expand Vinh International Airport. Photo: Thanh Duy

Meanwhile, the growth rate of passengers through Vinh airport in recent years, from 2015 - 2020 increased by 45% and forecast for the coming period, Nghe An province considers that in the current period, it is very necessary to attract investment in expansion projects for construction investment.

Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the site of the Cua Lo Deepwater Port project in Nghi Thiet commune, Nghi Loc district. The Prime Minister agreed with the adjustment plan proposed by the province and investors, thereby promptly constructing Cua Lo deepwater port and striving to complete it within the 2020-2025 term.

Directly inspecting the construction progress of the coastal road from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) through Nghi Loc district, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the project's progress, as well as the progress of public investment disbursement. The Prime Minister said that if the disbursement progress continues to be good, public investment capital of slow-progressing projects will be adjusted to allocate for this project.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also surveyed and listened to reports on plans to renovate and expand National Highway 46, Vinh - Nam Dan section, with a length of 16.6km.

The Prime Minister discussed with provincial leaders at the construction site of the coastal road section through Nghi Loc district, Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy

*Also in the morning,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Central delegation visited and worked at the Military Region 4 Command.

Speaking at the working session, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the important role and position of Military Region 4 in the cause of national construction and protection.

The area of ​​Military Region 4 has a very special position; during the resistance war against the US to save the country, this was the fiercest area, connecting the North and the South, connecting the great rear and the great front, connecting the fighting alliance of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia, making an important contribution to the implementation of international obligations.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warmly commended the achievements that the armed forces of Military Region 4 have achieved in recent times.

In the coming time, the Prime Minister requested Military Region 4 to continue to grasp the situation firmly, not to be passive or surprised in any situation. Along with that, consolidate the defense area in the spirit of building a national defense posture, people's security and a solid people's heart posture, with a strategic vision. Implement the army of combat, the army of work, the army of production labor, contribute to socio-economic development, contribute to building an independent and self-reliant economy, actively and proactively integrate substantially and effectively.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited leaders of Military Region 4 Command, Nghe An Provincial Military Command, and Nghe An Border Guard Command. Photo: Thanh Duy

*Same afternoonPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh worked with the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee..

After listening to the report on the socio-economic situation of Nghe An province's leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that Nghe An has many favorable conditions that not every locality has, which are great resources for the province's development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh worked with the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

Through many working trips and inspections in many localities, the Prime Minister also realized that Nghe An has changed greatly, especially in the appearance of the countryside, and people's lives have been improved both spiritually and materially. The Prime Minister praised the province's overall achievements, contributing to the overall achievements of the whole country in the past 2 years of fighting the pandemic and the first 6 months of 2022.

However, the Prime Minister also said that Nghe An's development has not been commensurate with its distinct potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages.

The Prime Minister also requested Nghe An to speed up the progress of the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, to be completed in the third quarter. "The planning must have three elements: strategic vision, breakthrough, long-term, and stable; maximize the exploitation of different potentials, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages; and maximize the resolution of limitations and shortcomings of Nghe An," the Prime Minister emphasized, saying that in beautiful, central places, the planning must develop jobs, develop production and business, not develop real estate. The planning focuses on innovation, development of green economy, circular economy, digital economy; diversification of supply chains, etc.

*On the morning of July 24, comrade Le Minh Hoan - Member of the Party Central Committee,The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development visited and workedwith the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An.

Here, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development listened to, directly answered, and clarified the opinions of businesses in the agricultural sector and scientists related to increasing the value of forestry land, irrigation systems, and the value of agricultural enterprises.

In particular, the Minister affirmed that the approach to multi-use and sustainable forests must include 5 values: wood materials, wildlife conservation, carbon absorption, natural landscapes, and products other than wood.

"Agricultural economic thinking is a sales mindset. If you want to be successful, you have to sell yourself through emotions, passion, belief, responsibility to the community, to society, and the brand must be built from the brand name" - Minister Le Minh Hoan emphasized.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan shares the development orientation of the agricultural sector in the coming time. Photo: Pham Bang

*High school graduation exam 2022, Nghe An has nearly 37,000 candidates taking the exam and is the province with the 4th largest number of candidates in the country. Compared to many other provinces and cities, teaching and learning in Nghe An is more difficult, especially in 11 mountainous districts.

According to statistical results, up to this point, Nghe An ranked 20th out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide (including independent candidates) with an average score of 6.44 points. This result increased 14 places compared to 2021 (ranked 34th) and increased 24 places compared to 2020 (ranked 44th).

Candidates taking the 2022 High School Graduation Exam. Photo: My Ha

*Regarding the 2022 high school graduation exam, atNghe An has produced many outstanding faces.

According to initial statistics from the Department of Education and Training, in this year's exam, Nghe An has 239 scores of 10. And the candidates with the highest scores in each group belong to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Quynh Luu 1 High School, Nam Dan 1 High School and Dien Chau 4 High School.

Among Nghe An's 239 scores of 10, there are 2 scores of 10 in Math, 6 scores of 10 in Physics, 13 scores of 10 in Chemistry, 121 scores of 10 in History, 8 scores of 10 in Geography, 79 scores of 10 in Civic Education, and 10 scores of 10 in Foreign Language.

Nguyen Tran Nam Khanh (middle) is the candidate with the highest score in Nghe An with 29.8 points.

*As of this writing,Nghe An has implemented the issuance of Sustainable Forest Certification.(FSC) for over 10,288 hectares of forest to increase the value of forestry production.

According to the report of the Forest Protection Department, from the beginning of 2022 to now, Nghe An province has had 10,288 hectares of forest granted Sustainable Forest Management Certificate (FSC) out of a total of 170,000 hectares of raw material forest.

Mr. Nguyen Khac Hai - Head of Forest Use and Development Department (Forestry Department) said: Being granted the Sustainable Forest Certificate (FSC) will benefit people in harvesting large timber forests, increasing economic value, especially being signed by businesses to purchase products at stable prices.

Chau Binh commune, Quy Chau district was granted a forest management certificate.