Outstanding news events in Nghe An this week
(Baonghean.vn) - Join Nghe An Newspaper to review the outstanding events of the past week in the province.
1.Exciting activities to contact voters and campaign for the election of National Assembly and People's Council deputies
Last week, 18 candidates for the National Assembly and 153 official candidates for the Nghe An Provincial People's Council for the 2016-2021 term basically completed their voter contact and election campaign work in accordance with the law.
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Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh and the provincial delegation inspected election preparations in Nghia Dan town, Nghia Dan district. |
Shared concerns and responsibilities for the homeland,Resolve people's requests with the highest responsibility... those are the commitments of candidates for the 14th National Assembly and Provincial People's Council for the 2016-2021 term to local voters.
On the afternoon of May 12, at Ho Chi Minh Square, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the opening ceremony of the exhibition "President Ho Chi Minh with the elections of National Assembly and People's Council deputies at all levels".
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3.Ky Son: Ceremony to welcome martyrs who died in Laos back home
On May 15, in Muong Xen town (Ky Son), the District Party Committee, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Ky Son district solemnly held a ceremony to welcome the remains of 65 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in the Lao PDR back to Vietnam.
Attending the ceremony, on the Lao side, there were representatives of the special working group of the three provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane and Xay Xom Bun. On the Nghe An side, there were comrade Ha Tan Tien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the special working group of Nghe An province, representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors; leaders of Ky Son district and a large number of local people.
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The convoy brought the remains of Vietnamese martyrs back to their homeland. |
4.Nghe An Customs received the Third Class Labor Medal;Industry and trade sector celebrates 65th anniversary.
Morning of May 14,Nghe An Customs Departmentheld the 60th anniversary celebration on May 19, 1956 - 2016 and received the Third Class Labor Medal.
Afternoon of May 13, Department of Industry and Tradeorganized the 65th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam's industry and trade sector. After 65 years of construction and development, Nghe An's industry and trade sector has completed all tasks, playing an important role in the cause of industrialization and modernization. Especially in the period of 2010-2015, Nghe An's industry and trade sector continued to reap many achievements: Industrial production value increased by 15.95%, above the national average; The structure of the industry has shifted towards increasing the proportion of industries with potential and advantages of the province.
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Comrade Ta Thi Van Anh - Vice President of Vietnam Industry and Trade Union awarded commemorative medals to individuals with many achievements in the development of the industry. |
5.Support for building "Red Scarf" house in Nghe An
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers, on the morning of May 13, the Nghe An Provincial Pioneer Council presented money to support the construction of a "Red Scarf" house for the family of Tran Bien Tung - a student at Cong Thanh Secondary School, Yen Thanh District.
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Give home "Red Scarf"for Tran Bien Tung's family. |
Tran Bien Tung is the son of Mr. Tran Khac Sau and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a Catholic family in Ngoc Thuong hamlet, Cong Thanh commune, and is in a particularly difficult situation. However, overcoming his circumstances, Tran Bien Tung has excelled in his studies, achieving the title of excellent student and excellent team leader for 5 consecutive years.
6.Nghe An: Border Guard rescues 3 girls who were tricked and sold to China.
On May 13, Thong Thu Border Post (Nghe An Border Guard) organized the handover of 3 girls who were rescued after many days of being tricked and sold to China back to their families.
Previously, on May 6, 2016, the Drug and Crime Prevention Department of Nghe An Border Guard, Thong Thu Border Guard Station coordinated with Quang Ninh Provincial Border Guard to successfully rescue 3 girls LTH, LTT and HTC, all residing in Loc village, Thong Thu commune, Que Phong district - victims who were tricked and sold to China.
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Thong Thu Border Guard Station conducts handover procedures with the victims' families. |
This is one of the contents that the Department of Education and Training has just requested schools at the end of the year to strengthen student management.
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The directive clearly states: in recent years, at the end of the school year, high school seniors (the whole class or a group of students) often organize farewell meetings, or engage in offensive behaviors such as throwing water, lighting fires, writing and drawing in inappropriate places...
Nguyen Nguyen(synthetic)