Nghe An: Highlights on June 29

*Knot adjust the socio-economic targets for the last 6 months of the year even though Nghe An has just gone through a very difficult period due to the Covid-19 epidemic. This is the guiding viewpoint emphasized by Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy at theJune meetingof the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

Accordingly, in the past 6 months, Nghe An has implemented solutions to strive to achieve the "dual goal" of both preventing and fighting the epidemic and achieving socio-economic development goals. The growth rate of the province's gross domestic product (GRDP) is estimated to increase by 2.69%, of which the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector increased by 4.98%; the industry - construction sector increased by 5.11% (industry alone increased by only 1.58%, construction increased by 9.47%); the service sector increased by 0.2%; product tax minus product subsidies was 99.41% compared to the same period in 2019. Estimated budget revenue was more than 6,964.5 billion VND, reaching 45.8% of the estimate and equal to 94.4% compared to the same period in 2019.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the June meeting of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee discussed many solutions to achieve the goals from now until the end of the year, in which three main focuses were identified: being ready to respond to the bad situation of the Covid-19 epidemic; restoring and developing the economy and focusing on directing Party congresses at all levels, towards the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

On the same afternoon, the Provincial Party Standing Committee gave its opinion on the plan to assign the number of workers.receive salary from the budget2021.

*CAlso related to the implementation of Nghe An's socio-economic indicators, on the afternoon of June 29, the Provincial Statistics Office held a press conference to announce statistical data for the first 6 months of 2020. According to the assessment of the Statistics Office,Gross Domestic Product Growth RateNghe An's (GRDP) in the first 6 months of 2020 at 2.69% is considered the lowest growth rate of the first 6 months of the years in the period 2011-2020. However, this growth rate is higher than the national average (1.81%), achieving a fairly good growth rate for the whole country and the North Central region.

According to the assessment, Nghe An's GRDP in the first 6 months of 2020 at 2.69% is considered the lowest growth rate of the first 6 months of the years in the period 2011-2020. However, this growth rate is higher than the national average (1.81%), achieving a fairly good growth rate for the whole country and the North Central region.

Scene of the press conference. Photo: Thanh Le

*COn the afternoon of June 29, National Assembly delegates including Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Van Chi - Member of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee; Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region IV had a meeting.contact voters of communesDien Quang, Dien Nguyen, Dien Hanh, Minh Chau (Dien Chau district).

At the conference, voters mentioned many issues arising from practice such as: agricultural production facing difficulties, low efficiency leading to many farmers abandoning their fields. The infrastructure system serving production is weak and unsynchronized; Proposing competent authorities to facilitate the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates for cases of unauthorized issuance; housing land policies for farmers. Issues related to the arrangement and assignment of cadres for newly formed administrative units after the merger were also reflected by voters.

Voter Tran Niet (Chau Minh commune) proposed that the National Assembly and the Government pay attention to arranging and perfecting the apparatus in the merged administrative units. Photo: Mai Hoa

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation said that he will synthesize all the reflections, recommendations and proposals of voters, on that basis classify the groups according to functions, authority and responsibility to resolve in order to have a written recommendation to the National Assembly, the Government and the province.

Regarding recommendations under the local authority, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation will continue to fully supervise to ensure that the issues raised by voters are resolved.

*SOn June 29, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee held the Announcement Ceremony.establishment and appointment of leadersNghe An Province Civil and Industrial Construction Investment Project Management Board. This management board was established on the basis of merging 5 project management boards of the province including: Management board of civil construction projects and urban infrastructure engineering; Management board of Kim Lien historical and cultural relic conservation and restoration project associated with tourism development; Management board of cultural works projects; Management board of medical construction projects; Management board of specialized education and training projects. Mr. Nguyen Mau Luong and Mr. Le Van Trung were appointed to the positions of - Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Project Management Board.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa presented the decision to establish and appoint leaders of the Management Board of Investment Projects for Construction of Civil and Industrial Works in Nghe An Province. Photo: Nguyen Son

*SOn June 29, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee held a workshop to evaluate the results of conservation, exploitation and development of genetic resources in Nghe An province in the period of 2014-2020 and develop orientations for the period of 2021-2025.

Carry out the taskgenetic conservationIn the period of 2014-2020, Nghe An has collected 40 precious and rare genetic resources, which are valuable resources of crops, livestock and medicinal herbs that are not only valuable in terms of scientific research but also have great value in socio-economic development in the localities where the genetic resources are located.

At the workshop, a lot of information was also discussed such as: Evaluation of the results of implementing the project on the framework of gene pools at the ministerial and provincial levels; results and solutions for research, conservation, exploitation and development of medicinal plant genetic resources, crop genetic resources; maintenance, evaluation and development of genetic resources of food plants, fruit trees and aquatic products.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long spoke at the workshop. Photo: Quang An

*NIn recent days, public opinion in the province has focused its attention on the forces that are on duty every day and every hour, responding to forest fires that occurred in Dien Loi commune, Dien Chau district. Here, the fire was controlled. However, by the afternoon of June 29,fires have broken outin Hamlet 15, Dien Phu Commune. The fire area is a pine forest, located on the top of the mountain, making access difficult. Dien Chau Forest Protection Department was present and mobilized local forces to respond. Dien Thanh Border Guard Station also sent dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene to coordinate with local forces, authorities and people to put out the fire.

Forces build runways to prevent fire from spreading. Photo: CTV

*Pjudgment in the nightArrested a subject carrying 3kg of crystal meth from the border into Nghe An. At around 3:30 a.m. on June 29, 2020, in the Chau Kim bridge area, Kim Son town, Que Phong district, Nghe An province, Department PC04 deployed forces to successfully break Project 668X, catching red-handed the subject Va Ba Xe (born in 1995), residing in Huu Khuong commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province, for the act of "Illegal drug trafficking", seizing 3kg of crystal meth. In early June 2020, Xe was the subject that the Drug Police Department (Nghe An Police) was monitoring because of many activities related to illegal drug trafficking. This subject is young but his criminal activities are very sophisticated and cunning, frequently changing the method of communication as well as the location of drug transactions.

Escorting suspect Va Ba Xe to the investigation agency. Photo: Nam Khanh - Trong Tuan