Nghe An and the highlights of the week.
(Baonghean.vn) - Review and revoke projects with slow progress; Plans to be made for sidewalk vendors; Tragic accident in Quy Hop; Candidates begin preparing applications for the 2017 National High School Graduation Exam; Young people help people sell shallots,... These are some of the prominent news stories in the province last week.
Provincial Party Secretary: An inter-agency team needs to be established to review and revoke slow-progressing projects.
On the morning of March 31st, under the chairmanship of Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, the 18th Provincial Party Committee held its 7th Conference.
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| Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh requested that departments and agencies, according to the tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee, monitor and expedite the implementation of projects for which memoranda of understanding have been signed with investors. (Photo: Archival image) |
One of the key points emphasized by the Provincial Party Secretary, Nguyen Dac Vinh, at this conference was the requirement for investment to be effective, avoiding scattered spending, and the need to establish an inter-agency inspection team to review and revoke projects that are behind schedule or not being implemented.
According to the Provincial Party Secretary, investment work needs to be efficient, avoiding scattered spending, practicing thrift, postponing the construction of headquarters and purchasing equipment that is not truly urgent, prioritizing development investment first, focusing on key projects; requiring departments and agencies, according to the tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee, to monitor and urge the implementation of projects that have signed memoranda of understanding with investors; establishing an inter-agency inspection team to review and revoke projects that are behind schedule or not being implemented.
Along with attracting investment, it is necessary to accelerate the progress and disbursement of funds for basic construction projects. In the immediate future, this means speeding up the progress of several projects and works that are planned to commence and be inaugurated around April 30th and May 1st this year.
Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee: There will be a plan to arrange for vendors on the sidewalks.
This information was provided by Comrade Vo Viet Thanh, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee, when reporting on urban beautification work to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee at a meeting on March 28th.
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| Street vendors selling goods on Dinh Cong Trang Street, Vinh City. (Photo: Archival image) |
Since March 17th, Vinh City has been conducting awareness campaigns and reviewing violations of sidewalk encroachment, while also informing the public to voluntarily dismantle illegal structures. From April 15th, the city will enforce the removal of structures that are deliberately encroached upon.
The city of Vinh will hold the heads of departments, including the secretaries and chairmen of the People's Committees of wards and communes, accountable for ensuring that sidewalks are maintained sustainably after clearance.
The head of the Vinh City Party Committee said that wards and communes will arrange some suitable streets where businesses can operate on sidewalks at night, but not during the day. In addition, the city will also study the possibility of building some pedestrian streets or night markets for people to conduct business.
Prior to the official enforcement action to remove sidewalk encroachments, over the past week, many violators, after being reminded, have voluntarily dismantled illegal items on the sidewalks and are considering relocating their businesses instead of continuing to operate on the sidewalks as before.
Tragic accident leaves 6 dead in Quy Hop.
"Victims are still in shock after the horrific accident in Nghe An."
"The horrific scene of two accidents that killed 6 people in Nghe An."
» Identities of 6 victims who died in 2 serious accidents in Quy Hop revealed
On the afternoon of March 31st, two consecutive and extremely serious traffic accidents occurred in Nghia Xuan commune, resulting in 6 deaths and many injuries.
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| The passenger bus with license plate 37B - 020.20 was completely deformed after the accident. (Photo: Archival image) |
The first traffic accident occurred at 4:30 PM on National Highway 48, at kilometer 50+800, between a Minh Loan bus, license plate 37B-020.20, driven by Le Khac Cuong (born 1986) residing in Chau Binh commune, Quy Chau district, traveling in the direction of Nghia Dan - Quy Hop, and a Long Anh Enterprise truck, license plate 37C-041.81, driven by Truong Quoc Trung (born 1983) residing in Tho Hop commune, Quy Hop district, traveling in the opposite direction. There were 10 people on the bus at the time of the accident; 3 died on the spot.
Thirty minutes later, at kilometer 48+200 on National Highway 48, in Khe Do hamlet (Nghia Xuan commune), another particularly serious accident occurred between a tractor-trailer with license plate 38C - 011.10 driven by Nguyen Quoc Dung (born 1992), residing in Trung Luong ward (Ha Tinh city), traveling from Nghia Dan to Quy Chau, and a motorbike with license plate 37X6 - 6355 traveling in the opposite direction, driven by Nguyen Trong Chinh, carrying two passengers. The powerful collision resulted in the deaths of all three people on the motorbike.
Candidates have begun preparing their applications for the 2017 National High School Graduation Examination.
On April 1st, candidates in Nghe An province began preparing their applications for the 2017 National High School Graduation Examination. Due to several new aspects of this year's exam, many schools have been directly guiding the candidates.
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| High school seniors research university admissions information. (Photo: Archival image) |
Some schools also update essential information such as registration procedures, major codes, and area codes on their Facebook pages so that students can stay informed. Leaders of several schools said that compared to previous years, this year's application process has many new features, causing some confusion for candidates. Therefore, the schools are especially emphasizing the need for students to register for the exam subjects accurately.
This year, the Ministry also decided not to collect registration fees for the national high school graduation exam, but will collect fees when registering for desired schools. Therefore, schools advise students not to register for too many schools but only register for practical schools to increase their chances of admission while saving costs.
According to the Department of Education and Training's projections, Nghe An province will have approximately 30,000 candidates registered for the 2017 National High School Graduation Examination, including over 1,000 independent candidates. According to the 2017 National High School Graduation Examination Regulations, the registration period this year runs from April 1st to April 20th, 2017.
After April 20th, candidates are not allowed to change any information regarding the registered exams/subjects. To register for the exam, students can purchase application forms at high schools, continuing education centers, and district/county education offices in their locality.
After submitting their application, candidates will be provided with an account and password to log in to the online exam management software at the following address:http://thisinh.thithptquocgia.edu.vnThis account is used by candidates to log in to the Exam Management software from the time of exam registration until viewing exam results, considering high school graduation recognition, and applying for university and college admissions.
Young people help farmers sell shallots.
Nghe An: Shippers 'rescue' shallots
Faced with the situation of low prices and difficulty selling shallots during the harvest season, the Do Luong District Youth Union stepped in to support the sale of over 20 tons of shallots for the people at a price of 30,000 VND/kg, double the price offered by traders.
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| Youth union members in Do Luong district sort and package shallots for consumers. (Photo: Archival image) |
The initial assessment of the "drop in shallot prices" is that farmers have increased their planted area compared to the previous year, but it is also believed to be due to traders forcing down prices and lowering production costs.
To organize the sale of shallots for local farmers, the Standing Committee of the Do Luong District Youth Union mobilized many families and a number of organizations and individuals to buy shallots from farmers in Tru Son through phone calls and social media advertising.
The young people also actively cooperate with farmers to deliver goods directly to customers' homes.
Dead pig carcasses are being illegally dumped repeatedly in Quynh Luu.
"Two more dead pigs discovered: Commune suspects an outbreak is occurring."
Residents are outraged as they repeatedly discover dead pigs being illegally dumped.
Over the past week, numerous dead pigs have been found dumped illegally in Quynh Van commune, Quynh Luu district. The pungent stench emanating from the carcasses accumulating in drainage ditches has caused great outrage among the local residents.
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| Three pig carcasses were discovered on March 29th in an underground culvert on the N17 canal section passing through Hamlet 9, Quynh Van Commune, Quynh Luu District (photo taken on March 29th). (Archival photo) |
Three dead pigs (weighing approximately 70kg each) were discovered on March 29th in an underground culvert on the N17 canal, managed by the Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise, passing through Hamlet 9. The commune has requested the unit to cooperate in quickly handling the situation to reassure residents. Previously, dead pig carcasses had been found dumped illegally into the canal in Quynh Van commune.
By the morning of April 1st, residents of Hamlet 17, Quynh Van Commune, discovered two more dead pigs dumped in the siphon culvert of the Vuc Mau large canal system.
Mr. Nguyen The Lai, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Van commune, said: "The local authorities suspect there is an outbreak of disease in the area or in neighboring communes such as Quynh Thach, Quynh Hau, and Quynh Xuan ward (Hoang Mai town), which is why so many animal carcasses have been illegally dumped into the canal."
Currently, the commune is carrying out the vaccination of livestock for the Spring 2017 season according to the plan of the District People's Committee. Therefore, veterinary officers and village heads from 20 hamlets will coordinate to inspect and count the number of pigs in each household and report promptly to the commune so that any household with an unusually low number of pigs can be monitored for early detection of disease outbreaks.
The commune will also direct 20 hamlets to report instances of illegal dumping of pig carcasses to raise public awareness, and will offer a reward to anyone who discovers individuals or organizations illegally dumping pig carcasses into the environment.
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