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Nghe An: Highlights of August 23rd

Van Anh - Hong Toai August 23, 2026 19:09

The National Assembly passed the amended Petroleum Law; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Customs Law; the amended Law on Dissemination and Education of Law; Nghe An province launched a 100-day campaign to address bottlenecks in digital transformation; Five universities under the Ministry of Education and Training are expected to be reduced; and the two C5 and C6 Quang Trung apartment buildings were officially demolished... These are some of the highlights of the day.

* On August 23, continuing the program of the first extraordinary session, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the direction of National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh, the National Assembly voted to approve 6 draft laws and discussed 3 draft laws in the plenary session.

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First extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly. Photo: Viet Chung

* With 15 key tasks across 6 sectors, Nghe An is implementing a concentrated campaign.100 days to address bottlenecksRegarding digital transformation.

Phó Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh Phùng Thành Vinh trao đổi với người dân và cán bộ Trung tâm Phục vụ hành chính công xã Kim Bảng. Ảnh: TL
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phung Thanh Vinh exchanges views with residents and officials of the Kim Bang Commune Public Administrative Service Center. Photo: Provided.

*According to the arrangement plan being developed by the Ministry of Education and Training.It is expected that the number of affiliated higher education institutions will be reduced by 5, along with 12 vocational education institutions.

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Candidates taking an aptitude test at a university in 2026. Photo: Nguyen Hue

* After completing the relocation of 140 households, Thanh Vinh ward coordinated with the official investor.Demolition work is underway on buildings C5 and C6 of the Quang Trung apartment complex.The first bursts of machinery marked the end of the more than 50-year journey of the two buildings, while simultaneously opening a new chapter in the renovation and reconstruction of Zone C, contributing to ensuring the safety of residents and urban beautification.

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Machinery was deployed to demolish the two apartment buildings, C5 and C6. Photo: QA

*The heavy rain lasted for a long time.From the afternoon of August 19th to August 22nd, serious landslides occurred, devastating transportation infrastructure and causing localized isolation in the two highland communes of Nga My and Yen Hoa. Located deep within the Pu Hoat mountain buffer zone, more than 20 km from the center of Nga My commune via mountainous forest roads, Na Ngan village remained cut off as of August 23rd.

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The temporary bridge in Yen Hoa commune was swept away on August 21, 2026. Photo: PV

*Given the increasingly complex nature of natural disastersIn particular, given the situation of riverbank erosion, landslides, and the risk of flooding in many localities, Nghe An province is focusing on implementing and accelerating the construction progress of disaster prevention and control projects to protect the lives and property of its people.

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Embankment to prevent landslides at Vuc Bong Pass area, Vinh Hoan village, Con Cuong commune. Photo: Van Truong

* These days, taking advantage of the dry weather after the rain, farmers in many localities in Nghe An province are mobilizing maximum manpower and machinery, and urgently heading to the fields.Harvesting the summer-autumn rice crop., with the motto "better to have a green house than an old field."

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Harvesting the summer-autumn rice crop in Quang Dong commune. Photo taken at 8:30 AM on August 23rd. Photo: Van Truong

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