Nghe An: Highlights on May 5

*SMay 5th,Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committeeregular citizen receptionMay 2020 session.

At the meeting with citizens, the Provincial Party Secretary assigned the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district to actively coordinate and follow up on the cases reported by the people, and to have a report on the handling results by the end of May 2020. After that, if the case is still not resolved satisfactorily, the province will establish a team to take action.

View of the citizen reception session. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Secretary requested that Hung Nguyen district must carry out the tasks assigned by the province with the spirit and motto of being impartial, impartial, responsible, working closely, specifically, without being dishonest, without circumventing the law, without applying unrealistically, without bias; go straight to the essence of the problem, understand the essence of the problem and rely on that to resolve the case.

*COn the afternoon of May 5, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council attended the ceremony.Announcing the Decision to approve the Secretary of Quy Hop District Party Committee, term 2015 - 2020.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council presented Decision No. 3620 QD/TU dated April 24, 2020 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee approving Comrade Phan Dinh Dat to hold the position of Secretary of the Quy Hop District Party Committee, term 2015 - 2020.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council presented the decision and flowers to the new Secretary of the Quy Hop District Party Committee, Phan Dinh Dat. Photo: Thu Huong

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son spoke in recognition of Comrade Phan Dinh Dat's work and contributions in various positions. The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that Comrade Phan Dinh Dat is a local person, with his prestige, being appointed as Secretary of the Quy Hop District Party Committee is both a great honor and a great responsibility.

*CAlso on May 5, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announcedProvincial Competitiveness Index (PCI)2019.

Nghe An ranked 18th in the 2019 Provincial Competitiveness Index PCI.

According to the announced results, the top of this year's ranking is Quang Ninh with 73.40 points, followed by Dong Thap (72.10 points), Vinh Long (71.30 points), Bac Ninh (70.79 points), Da Nang (70.15 points). The bottom group in PCI 2019 is Lai Chau, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Ha Giang and Bac Kan. According to the assessment results, in 2019, Nghe An province ranked 18th with 66.64 points, up 1 place compared to 2018, leading the North Central provinces.

*TIn a development related to the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic, Colonel Duong Minh Hien - Deputy Commander of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command said that in the early morning of May 5, the province hasreceived 213 citizensto be quarantined for 14 days at Nghe An Pedagogical College. These are citizens returning from Laos and Thailand through Cau Treo border gate.

Among the citizens, there are many children who were brought back to the country by their parents. Photo: Thu Hien

*NOn May 5, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper published an article“Nghe An: People have to pay money to sign a confirmation of land origin to receive compensation from hydropower plants?”The incident happened to Mr. Luong Dinh Tien's family in Dinh Tien village, Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district.

Having 7 hectares of land confiscated for the Khe Bo hydropower project since 2006, Mr. Tien was not compensated because he lacked the confirmation signatures of the commune and village. It was not until nearly 15 years later, after his family had paid 40 million VND and more than 6 hectares of land, that he finally got the confirmation signatures. But at this time, the compensation amount was reduced by half compared to 15 years ago.

Mr. Tien's 7 hectares of land were confiscated in 2006 and submerged under Khe Bo hydroelectric reservoir, but compensation was only given after nearly 15 years. Photo: Tien Hung

*UOn May 4, 2020, the People's Committee of Hung Dung Ward (Vinh City) issued an official decisionsealed project entranceHoanh Son Commercial, Hotel and Service Center of Hoanh Son Group Joint Stock Company (at land lot No. 17, Nguyen Phong Sac Street) to suspend the tower crane operation of this enterprise.

When the project tower crane was in operation, the boom was right above the housing project and extended out onto Nguyen Phong Sac Street, causing concern for residents in the area and those traveling on the road. Meanwhile, the tower crane's technical inspection report had expired on December 23, 2018.

Hoanh Son Commercial Center, Hotel and General Service Project of Hoanh Son Group Joint Stock Company on May 5, 2020. Photo: PV

*MAlthough the Provincial People's Committee has not yet allowed entertainment venues and electronic centers to reopen,some crowded game shopsin Vinh City are still openly open without being warned or handled. According to people's feedback, some game shops have been open for the past few days, attracting many people to play. Previously, the Government issued Directive 19 and the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Official Dispatch No. 2430 stating that they will continue to temporarily suspend public entertainment services, including electronic game shops, until further notice.

Duc Phuc game shop opened on the afternoon of May 4. Photo: PV

*MAn unfortunate incident occurred in Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district when three brothers had to be hospitalized because ofpoisoning from eating grilled toad meat. Previously, on the afternoon of May 3, 3 children including Tran Minh A (born 2013); Tran Van Ng (born 2013) and Tran Thi Anh Ng (born 2014) who are siblings in a family in Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district kidnapped and played with the fish and then grilled it to eat. At 5:30 p.m. the same day, the family discovered the incident. The mother of the 3 children induced vomiting and immediately took them to the hospital for examination.

As of May 5, the health of three patients, all brothers in a family, who were poisoned by eating toad meat has stabilized after two days of hospitalization.