Nghe An: Highlights on March 4

*Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed and issued Decree No. 07/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 98/2021/ND-CP dated November 8, 2021 onmedical equipment managementto resolve the existing problems, limitations and inadequacies arising in recent times.

The Government's guiding viewpoint in the Decree determines that from 2025, the form of pre-inspection will be changed to post-inspection, the circulation number will be valid indefinitely, linked to the responsibility of the enterprise for information on medical equipment and the responsibility of management agencies in organizing inspections and checks. From now until December 31, 2024, the Ministry of Health will focus on implementing the issuance of circulation licenses to completely replace import licenses.

Medical staff operate medical equipment.

*Administrative unit arrangementis a major policy of the Party. The process of implementing the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels in the period of 2019 - 2021 has closely followed the goals, requirements and tasks set out in Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee and Resolution No. 37-NQ/TW, dated December 24, 2018 of the Politburo.

On January 30, 2023, the Politburo issued Conclusion No. 48-KL/TW on continuing to reorganize administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2023-2023 period.

To effectively implement the policy of reorganizing district- and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2030 period, the Politburo requires Party committees, Party organizations, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and mass organizations at all levels to carry out a number of key tasks and solutions, such as: Continuing to implement Resolution No. 37-NQ/TW, dated December 24, 2018 of the Politburo; The reorganization of district- and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2030 period must be consistent with provincial planning, rural planning, urban planning, etc.

Hung Nguyen district will reduce from 252 hamlets to 126 hamlets, along with that will reduce about 1,000 positions receiving allowances. (A corner of the new rural area in Hung Nguyen district. Photo courtesy: Nguyen Book

*Continued information on the issueviolations by commune-level land officialsIn performing his duties, the Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee pointed out the phenomenon: Land officials "avoid people and meet brokers".

Ngoc Son Commune is a locality where a land official has violated the law and is being detained to serve the investigation. Photo: Nhat Lan

*Vuc Giong pumping station (Thai Hoa town) was completed in 2014, with a total cost of over 30 billion VND, but throughoutinactive for nearly 10 years,while the fields lack water for production.

Vuc Giong pumping station is one of the pumping stations in the Ban Mong irrigation project taking water from Hieu river, invested by Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

This pumping station has 2 submersible pumps, an operator's house, a transformer station, 2 main canals nearly 3 km long, 4 primary canals more than 2.6 km long, with a total investment of over 30 billion VND. According to the design, this pumping station irrigates over 300 hectares/2 rice crops and crops in Long Son ward. After more than 10 years of construction, this pumping station has not been put into use.

Vuc Giong pumping station (Long Son ward, Thai Hoa town) was completed in 2014 but has not been put into operation. Photo: Van Truong

*On March 4, the Thanh Chuong District Police Investigation Agency said that the unit had justserve the decision to prosecute the case,prosecuted and temporarily detained To Huu Sy (born 1963), residing in Thanh Huong commune, Thanh Chuong district, to investigate the act of resisting a person performing official duties.

To Huu Sy continuously drove the vehicle at high speed, weaving and swerving, endangering people and vehicles on the road. Photo: Pham Thuy