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Nghe An: Highlights of March 21st

Quoc Son - Huu Quan March 21, 2025 19:30

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh worked with the Department of Health; the Department of Internal Affairs guided districts, cities, and towns in developing plans for commune-level administrative units; the decision to establish the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Party agencies in Nghe An province was announced; the Provincial Party Committee's briefing conference in March 2025 was held; 25 villages and hamlets in western Nghe An developed community tourism; people in Vinh City used car tires to 'patch' the road surface… These are some of the contents published on baonghean.vn on March 21st.

* On the afternoon of March 21st,Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, worked with the Nghe An Department of Health.Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh agreed with the nine areas of work achieved as stated in the report, and at the same time, emphasized four outstanding results; thereby acknowledging, congratulating, and commending the achievements and results that the Health sector has achieved in the past period.

Concluding the meeting, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that the province will always stand alongside the health sector to develop it to a level befitting a regional center in the North Central region.

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Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, presided over the working session with the Nghe An Department of Health. Photo: Thanh Duy

* To provide a basis for developing a comprehensive plan and project for reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a two-tiered local government model in Nghe An province,The Department of Internal Affairs has just issued a guiding document.Districts, cities, and towns shall develop plans for the establishment of commune-level administrative units in their respective localities.

The document outlines the criteria for the proposed plan after the reorganization of commune-level administrative units, stating that each unit must meet the criteria of area and population. Specifically:

- Mountainous communes with an area of ​​150 km2 and a population of 15,000 people (for mountainous, highland, and border communes with 30% or more ethnic minorities, the population after reorganization must be 7,500 or more).

- The commune is located in a plain area with an area of ​​90 km2 and a population of 24,000 people. + The ward has an area of ​​35 km2 and a population of 50,000 people.

- If the plan has already merged 05 commune-level administrative units into 01 administrative unit, then there is no obligation to merge any more (even if they do not meet the standards). Avoid merging excessively large units (exceeding the standards set by the Central Government).

Sở Nội vụ Nghệ An hướng dẫn các địa phương xây dựng phương án sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp xã

* On the morning of March 21st, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union announced and presented the decision to establish the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for Party agencies in Nghe An province. At the same time,Launching the Executive Committee of the Provincial Party Agencies' Youth Unionperiod 2025 - 2027.

This is a district-level equivalent Youth Union organization under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An province, comprising 6 subordinate branches with 150 members. The subordinate branches include: the Provincial Party Committee Office Branch, the Provincial Youth Union Office Branch, the Party Committee of the Provincial Party Agencies Branch, the Nghe An Newspaper Branch, the Provincial People's Court Branch, and the Provincial People's Procuracy Branch.

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Presenting the decision to establish the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Party agencies in Nghe An province and introducing the Executive Committee for the 2025-2027 term. Photo: Thanh Quynh

* On the morning of March 21, the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Provincial Party Committee organized...Provincial Party Committee's Conference of SpeakersMarch 2025. Comrade Tran Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department - chaired the conference.

At the conference, speakers were guided on implementing the 2025 thematic topic "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's thought, ethics, and style on achieving social progress and justice; caring for the material and spiritual lives of the people."

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Overview of the conference. Photo: Ngan Hanh

*Western Nghe AnNghe An is an attractive destination for both domestic and international tourists thanks to the development of ecotourism and community-based tourism models. Currently, there are 25 villages and hamlets in Nghe An engaged in community-based tourism, with 69 homestays.

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Many Western tourists are fascinated by the bamboo pole dance and the traditional culture of the Thai ethnic group in Con Cuong district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

* Residents of Nghi An commune (Vinh City), living along Duc Thiet road, said that for many years, due to the severe deterioration of the road, many households have been...They had to use tires to "patch" the road surface.To reduce shock, minimize muddy conditions and potholes, and slow down heavy trucks that frequently pass through.

Người dân xã Nghi Ân dùng lốp xe vá mặt đường hạn chế lầy sục HT
Residents of Nghi An commune use car tires to "patch" the road surface to reduce muddy conditions. (Photo taken on March 19, 2025) Photo: HT

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