Nghe An: Highlights on March 8

*SMarch 8, in Hanoi took placeCentral Party Executive Committee Conference2nd time, 13th term. Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong chaired the Conference.

At this Conference, the Central Committee will review and discuss: The full-term working program of the 13th Central Executive Committee; the introduction of senior leadership personnel of State agencies and a number of other important issues.

Speaking at the opening of the Conference, on behalf of the Politburo and the Secretariat, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said that since the 13th National Party Congress, the Politburo has urgently directed the completion and publication of the Congress documents; prepared to issue the Politburo's Directive on studying, learning, thoroughly grasping, propagating and implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; prepared to develop working regulations, along with a number of other important contents.

Scene of the 1st Central Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee (January 31, 2021)

*TAccording to the Working Regulations, at this Conference, the Politburo also submitted to the Central Committee for decision onintroduce candidatesThe positions of President, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the National Assembly are the highest leadership positions of our State. At the same time, the Central Committee must be consulted before the Politburo officially introduces personnel for other positions for the National Assembly to consider, elect, or approve according to its authority.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the 2nd Conference. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

*THonoring the beauty of women through labor and production is one of the important contents of trade union organizations and enterprises. Thereby, aiming at the goal of constantly caring for the rights and legitimate interests of "more than half of the world". On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, let's admire and feel the beauty of female workers through the article: "Honoring the beauty of female workers in Nghe An”.

Contestants participating in the "Minh Anh Charm" contest on the occasion of March 8. Photo: Diep Thanh

*TImplementing the "Green Sunday" program, youth union members across Nghe An province havedown to the fieldsHelp farmers eradicate golden apple snails and protect spring rice.

This year, the province planted 90,700 hectares of spring rice, of which 31,600 hectares were sown. Currently, the weather is gradually warming up, the rice plants have begun to grow, but along with that is the widespread destruction of golden apple snails.

In many localities, golden apple snails appear at very high density, biting the rice stems and roots, causing many rice fields to die. After transplanting, the spring rice fields were damaged by golden apple snails at a high density of up to 387 hectares.

Implementing the "Green Sunday" program, on March 7, youth union members throughout the province simultaneously went to the fields to help farmers destroy golden apple snails.

Youth Union members in Do Luong district go to the fields to help people catch and destroy golden apple snails. Photo: Contributor

*Lrelated toLumpy skin diseaseon the herd of buffaloes and cows in Nghi Loc district, Vinh city has recently officially announced that this epidemic has occurred in Nghi Lien commune - an administrative unit merged into the city from Nghi Loc district.

Accordingly, along with the official announcement of the lumpy skin disease epidemic in Nghi Lien commune's cattle herd, the Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee assigned the Vinh City Disease Prevention Steering Committee, the City Agricultural Service Center and Nghi Lien Commune People's Committee to focus on immediately implementing measures to prevent and control the disease in livestock herds according to the provisions of the 2015 Veterinary Law.

Mr. Nguyen Van Que's cow in Hamlet 7, Nghi Lien Commune (Vinh City) had lumpy skin disease. After 4 days of care, the mother cow got better and started eating again, but the disease spread to her calf and gradually got worse. Photo: Nguyen Hai

*TMeanwhile, in the mountainous district of Que Phong, farmers living in the Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir area face many difficulties.reservoir water source exhaustedat record levels.

A representative of Hua Na Hydropower Joint Stock Company said: The reason for the shallow water level in the reservoir is that last year there was no heavy rain in this basin, much less rain than in previous years. Currently, the water level is less than 50% of the design level, because there is no rain, the reservoir continues to dry up.

Mr. Phan Trong Dung, Head of the Department of Agriculture of Que Phong district, said: The drying up of the Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir has caused difficulties for nearly 400 fish cages of people in Thong Thu and Dong Van communes who are raising fish there.

The water level has receded, forcing boats to stay ashore. Photo: Van Truong

*DAs scheduled, the first days of March, in many rural areas of Nghe An, all kinds of flowers compete to show their colors. And as a promise to Spring,cotton treehas awakened as if to light a flame of hope for every home.

In March, the kapok tree blooms bright red flowers across the sky. Photo: Thanh Cuong