Nghe An: Highlights on January 5

*SJanuary 5, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committeeregular citizen receptionJanuary 2021. Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Ho Le Ngoc - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Ngoc Kim Nam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Party committees and a number of departments and branches.

After listening to citizens' opinions and explanations from relevant levels, sectors and localities, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy assigned the responsibility of reviewing and resolving the issues to the People's Committees of Yen Thanh district and Cua Lo town and relevant sectors to respond to citizens as soon as possible. All issues must be resolved in the spirit of the rule of law. If citizens find that the resolution of the authorities at all levels is not in accordance with the law and regulations, they have the right to file a lawsuit in court to resolve the matter.

Overview of the regular citizen reception session in January. Photo: Thanh Duy

*SOn January 5, in Vinh Citycongress of delegatesNghe An Provincial Association for the Protection of People with Disabilities and Orphans, term III, 2021-2026. Attending the congress were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

The Congress elected Mr. Nguyen Hai Thanh to continue holding the position of Chairman of the Association for the Protection of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Nghe An Province, Term III.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long presented a banner from the Provincial People's Committee to the Association for the Protection of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Nghe An Province with the words: "Solidarity, innovation, and humanity for the cause of protecting the rights of children and people with disabilities." Photo: Thu Huong

*COn the same day, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Boardorganize the conferenceReviewing activities in 2020 and deploying tasks in 2021. In the difficult conditions of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020, activities in the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone achieved positive results. Total newly registered and adjusted capital increased to over 14,289 billion VND, an increase of 75.8% over the same period.

Up to now, the Southeast Economic Zone and industrial parks of Nghe An province have 249 valid projects with a total registered capital of 64,212.4 billion VND. Of which: 48 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of 907.47 million USD and 201 domestic projects with a total registered investment capital of 43,249.82 billion VND. Enterprises in the Economic Zone contribute nearly 12% of the total budget revenue in the province, create jobs for more than 23,000 workers and implement social security well in the locality.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Nguyen Son

*COn the afternoon of January 5, Nghe An Department of Health held a ceremony to announce the Decision of the Provincial People's Committee.appointment of positionActing Director of Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital for comrade Le Giang Nam - former Head of Organization Department of Health Department.

In his acceptance speech, comrade Le Giang Nam thanked the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and the Health sector for their trust and promised to excellently perform the assigned tasks, step by step build, develop and upgrade the hospital to better serve the work of medical examination and treatment. At the same time, he was determined to build a hospital with high solidarity and unity, continue to promote the tradition and continue to develop the hospital.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long presented the appointment decision and flowers to Doctor Le Giang Nam. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*TIn the prolonged cold weather, people in the highlands of Tuong Duong (Nghe An) move their livestock to their barns to keep warm. Stretching tarps, lighting fires, and even covering them with warm blankets... are ways that peopletake care of "property"of mine in the cold winter.

To protect cattle, most households have bought tarpaulins to cover their barns, some even wrap them in blankets to keep them warm. Other livestock are also carefully protected from the cold by the highlanders, because they are the farmers' assets.

Staying up all night to light a fire to keep buffalo and cows warm is a regular job for herders. Photo: Dinh Tuan

*CMr. An, Anh Son district, has justsuccessfully broke the caseillegally buying and selling drugs, arrested Nguyen Van Long, born in 1969, residing in village 1, Lang Son commune, seized 500 synthetic drug pills.

Nguyen Van Long is known to be a drug addict who often works in Laos. When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, he returned to his hometown and continued to get "goods" from Laos to use and sell to drug addicts in the surrounding area.

Evidence seized at Nguyen Van Long's house. Photo: Thai Hien