Nghe An: Highlights on August 27

*Cafternoon 27/8, dayComrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Council Standing Committee in August todiscuss and agree on contentOrganize the explanation session of the Provincial People's Council Standing Committee and deploy a number of key tasks in September 2020.

The meeting unanimously selected the content of the explanation session of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council in September related to the progress of some resettlement projects that are still too slow, causing frustration for the people, such as the resettlement project of Khe Mu fishing village (Thanh Chuong district); the emergency resettlement project for natural disaster, landslide and extremely difficult areas in Binh Chuan commune, Con Cuong district and Chau Tien commune, Quy Hop district...

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

*Cafternoon 27/8,Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs organizedAnniversary talk showDepartment of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2020).At the seminar, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs awarded the Medal for the Cause of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to 28 individuals; the Provincial People's Committee awarded the title of Provincial Emulation Fighter to 2 comrades with outstanding achievements in performing assigned tasks.

Delegates attending the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

*SOn August 27, the Ministry of Planning and Investment held an online conference ondevelop a development plansocio-economic development and public investment in 2021 and the 2021-2025 period in the Central and Central Highlands regions. Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong said that the Ministry will soon submit to the Prime Minister a Decision on criteria and principles for allocating development investment capital in the 2021-2025 period to serve as a basis for ministries, branches and localities to allocate public investment capital in 2021 and the 2021-2025 period.

On that basis, localities need to ensure consistency, connection, inheritance and development of achievements of the 2016 - 2020 period; at the same time, continue to strongly innovate with strategic thinking and vision to propose strategies, plans and solutions for socio-economic development in the 2021 - 2025 period in accordance with potential and advantages.

View of the online conference at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Pham Bang

*Htoday, 8/27,Nghe An candidates have officially known their national high school graduation exam scores.Announcement of exam scoresimplemented by the Ministry of Education and Training simultaneously with 63 other provinces and cities nationwide.

Immediately after the Ministry of Education and Training announced the 2020 high school graduation exam scores, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training also announcedcandidates with the highest scoresof Nghe An according to exam blocks.

Candidates taking the 2020 High School Graduation Exam. Photo: Duc Anh

*HMore than half a million rural workers in Nghe Anvocational training.That information was stated at the Conference to summarize the vocational training project for rural workers in Nghe An province until 2020, organized by the Provincial People's Committee on the morning of August 27.

At the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long requested: "The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs needs to reassess the effective needs of vocational training; focus on creating job opportunities for learners right in the area. Educational institutions need to have vocational training policies and mechanisms for those who have lost their jobs due to the epidemic, and workers returning from epidemic areas who are now unemployed, contributing to reducing long-term unemployment for these subjects."

Sewing is a profession chosen by many rural workers. Photo courtesy of TP

*TIn the economic field, gasoline prices increased and black pigs in the Western Nghe An region, such as Ky Son, Tuong Duong... alsoprice increase and shortageCurrently, the price of live pigs is from 150,000 - 200,000 VND/kg but there is a shortage of goods for sale.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Truong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ky Son district said: The local pig herd is growing slowly, due to the African swine fever epidemic, so breeding pigs are scarce, while the number of sows in the district is very small. This August, Ky Son district still has about 23,000 pigs.

Because local black pigs are not for sale, traders at Muong Xen market, Ky Son district mainly bring pigs from the lowlands to provide food for people. Photo: Quang An

*NAugust 27, Working Group of Military Region 4 Commandconduct a testtechnical assurance work for training and combat readiness tasks at the Island Eye Mixed Battalion. The working delegation highly appreciated the technical work of the Island Eye Mixed Battalion. The unit has ensured adequate, timely, correct types, quantities, quality, and synchronization of weapons and technical equipment for training and combat readiness tasks.

Major General Nguyen Van Man - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 and the working delegation inspected the technical aspects of the 85th artillery battery of the Mat Island Mixed Battalion.

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