Nghe An: Highlights on April 5

*NOn April 5, the National Assembly entered the final working week of the 11th Session, which is also the final meeting of the 14th term. The entire 4 working days were devoted to personnel work as the National Assembly continued to perfect a series of State leadership positions.

In the morning, with 468/468 delegates present in favor (accounting for 97.5% of the total number of National Assembly delegates), the National Assembly passed the Resolution to elect the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 term forComrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc was elected as President. Source: VNA

In the afternoon of the same day, the National Assembly discussed and voted to approve the list, elected the Prime Minister by secret ballot and voted to approve the Resolution to elect the Prime Minister.

The vote counting results showed that,Comrade Pham Minh Chinh- Politburo member, Head of the Central Organization Committee was elected by the National Assembly to hold the position of Prime Minister. The resolution on the election was also passed by the National Assembly with 462/466 delegates present in favor (accounting for 96.25% of the total number of National Assembly delegates).

New Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

*SApril 5, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committeeregular citizen receptionApril 2021.

At this working session, the Provincial Party Secretary received citizen Ho Thi Sam, in Cong Hoa block, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city. Ms. Sam reported that Hung Nguyen district leaders covered up for Mr. Ho Van Yeng, a party member at Party Cell 3, Hung Tien commune Party Committee (old), now Party Cell 2, Hung Nghia commune Party Committee.

Next, the Provincial Party Secretary received citizen Nguyen Trung Thang, in Xuan Dong hamlet, Nghi Duc commune, Vinh city, who reported that the Vinh City People's Committee issued a decision approving a plan to allocate land with land use fees to his family at a price higher than the approved compensation price during the process of implementing compensation, support, site clearance, and resettlement for the Vinh - Cua Lo connecting road project (phase 1), through Nghi Duc commune, Vinh city.

Overview of the regular citizen reception session in April 2021 of Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy. Photo: Thanh Duy

*SOn April 5, the Standing Committee of Nghi Loc District Party Committee organizedAnnouncement Ceremony of Approval DecisionStanding Deputy Secretary of Nghi Loc District Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.

At the Announcement Ceremony, Comrade Nguyen Van Thong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, presented Decision No. 289-QD/TU dated March 20, 2021 of the Standing Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee approving the position of Standing Deputy Secretary of the Nghi Loc District Party Committee, term 2020 - 2025 to Comrade Nguyen Thanh Hai - Member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghi Loc District.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong presented the Decision approving the position of Permanent Deputy Secretary of Nghi Loc District Party Committee to Comrade Nguyen Thanh Hai. Photo: Hong Vinh

*SOn April 5, the Provincial People's Committee held an online conference to urgently deploysolutions to prevent and control epidemicson crops and livestock.

According to the report at the conference, Nghe An is one of four provinces in the North Central region, one of 21 provinces and cities nationwide with African swine fever. From March 30, 2021 to now, the disease has occurred in 1,762 households, 386 hamlets, 145 communes, 19 districts, with a total of 4,794 pigs destroyed, with a total weight of 295,688 kg.

Currently, the province has 106 outbreaks in 17 districts, cities and towns that have not passed 21 days.

In addition, the lumpy skin disease in cattle has reappeared, and in a short time, 85 outbreaks have occurred in 17 districts, cities and towns. The number of cattle infected with the disease is 668 in 481 households; 26 cattle died and had to be destroyed with a total weight of over 3,300 kg, a mortality rate of 3.92%.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Phu Huong

*Tstatusdike violationshappening in many places in Nghe An. This situation seriously affects flood escape corridors as well as ensuring safety at dykes. Some images were taken in Do Luong district.

Houses of households are built right next to the foot of Lam left dike. Photo: Hai An