Nghe An and the outstanding news of the past week

(Baonghean.vn) - Preparations for the Dinh Dau Spring investment promotion conference, human chickenpox outbreak, bird flu, and dramatic price drop of chayote... are the highlights of the past week.

Reviewing preparations for the investment promotion conference in the Spring of the Rooster

» Nearly 20,000 billion VND committed to invest in Nghe An at investment promotion conference

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh chaired the meeting on February 10. Photo: Archive

During the week, the Provincial Party Standing Committee listened to and commented on the report on preparations for the Spring 2017 Investor Meeting.

The conference is scheduled to take place on February 19 and will have 500 delegates, including Party and State leaders, a number of central ministries, departments and branches; large domestic and foreign corporations and groups with potential that have invested and are exploring investment opportunities in Nghe An; businesses from Japan, Korea, Thailand; investors from the Australian Business Association in Vietnam... and leaders of a number of domestic localities.

Through review, up to now, 23 projects inside and outside economic zones and industrial parks have been compiled, of which 10 projects have signed Investment Registration Certificates with a total capital of 7,861 billion VND; 13 projects have signed investment agreements with a total capital of 11,883 billion VND and 1 investment cooperation agreement.

In order for the meeting with investors in the Spring of Dinh Dau and the working program of the Government leaders in the province to be successful, the Provincial Party Secretary suggested that the Provincial People's Committee assign the Organizing Committee to carefully review each issue, prepare the contents carefully; organize a thoughtful reception and carefully prepare the working contents with the delegations with accompanying working programs.

Chickenpox outbreak in children at the change of seasons

Doctor Tran Thai Phong examines a patient with chickenpox at the Infectious Diseases Department, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Photo courtesy

At the Department of Infectious Diseases, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, in just the past month, 118 cases have been treated. From February 3 to 10, 29 children have been infected with this disease. In addition to children, there have recently been many cases of adults being hospitalized.

According to Dr. Nguyen Van Son - Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, out of more than 100 patients with chickenpox, only 2 cases had mild complications.

According to Dr. Nguyen Van Son: Chickenpox usually breaks out in the winter-spring season every year, lasting until the end of spring. Currently, chickenpox is in season, easily spreading widely in the community environment. Children aged 2-8 years old are at the highest risk of getting the disease; in addition, adults can still get infected if not fully prevented. For adults, especially pregnant women, chickenpox is more likely to have complications and is more severe than in children.

Nghe An: Chayote costs 300 VND/kg, people dump it into a pile to make fertilizer

Chayote is piled up to feed cattle or buried as fertilizer. Photo courtesy

Chayote plants bearing fruit on the trellis, being thrown away on the ground or piled up to feed cows or use as fertilizer in fields is a "heartbreaking" scene in Quynh Lien commune, Hoang Mai.

As a local economic staple, however, this year this fruit is not priced well. At the beginning of the season, farmers were still able to sell it for 5,000 - 7,000 VND/kg, but the price dropped rapidly, especially after the Lunar New Year, when chayote prices plummeted, currently only 300 VND/kg in the garden.

The reason for the price drop of chayote is that this year the weather is quite favorable, vegetables and fruits grow well, other regions also have good chayote harvests, leading to supply exceeding demand, prices falling.

Urgent telegram on avian influenza prevention

On February 2, 2017, nearly 500 ducks infected with H5N1 in Dien Loc (Dien Chau) were destroyed according to the correct procedure. Photo: Document

From January 15, 2017 to February 2, 2017, there were 3 outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in the province in Thuan Son commune, Do Luong district, Dien Loc and Dien Thang communes, Dien Chau district, causing many poultry to become sick and die, forcing them to be destroyed.

The cause of the outbreak is that poultry flocks have not been vaccinated against avian influenza; the rate of avian influenza virus circulation in large poultry flocks; the transportation and trade of poultry and poultry products during the Lunar New Year holiday has increased, combined with prolonged cold and rainy weather reducing the resistance of livestock, creating favorable conditions for pathogens present in the bodies of healthy poultry, as well as in the farming environment to develop and cause disease.

To promptly control outbreaks, prevent the disease from spreading widely, minimize damage caused by influenza, and protect human health, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee issued urgent dispatch No. 03/CD-UBND dated February 7, 2017 on focusing on implementing urgent measures to prevent and control avian influenza in the province.

Schools in Nghe An simultaneously increase tuition fees

Tuition fees for all levels of education will increase from semester II, school year 2016-2017. Photo courtesy

From the second semester of 2017, public schools in Nghe An province simultaneously increased tuition fees.

Specifically, the tuition fee for preschool education in the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year for mountainous districts and areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions is 40,000 VND/month; for communes in towns, communes in plain districts, and towns in lowland districts is 80,000 VND/month; for communes in Vinh city, wards in towns, and towns in plain districts is 180,000 VND/month; for wards in Vinh city, the tuition fee for preschool education is 210,000 VND/month.

For junior high school, the tuition fees are 25, 40, 70, and 100,000 VND/month depending on the area. For high school and continuing high school, the tuition fees are from 40, 70, and 100,000 VND/month depending on the area.

In the 2017-2018 school year, the highest tuition fee for preschool was 250,000 VND/month, and for middle and high school it was 120,000 VND/month. In 2020-2021, the highest tuition fee for preschool will be 280,000 VND/month, and for middle and high school it will be 130,000 VND/month.

Tuition fees for master's and doctoral training are also adjusted to 1.5 - 2.5 times higher than university.

An Nhan

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