Vinh City solemnly celebrates its 60th anniversary, 235 years of Phuong Hoang Trung Do, and receives the Second Class Independence Medal.

This is an event of great significance, a festival of the people of Vinh City, marking a great step of development, and opening a new period on the path of development of the city.

Attending the ceremony, Central delegates included comrades: Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly; Nguyen Sinh Hung - former Politburo member, former Chairman of the National Assembly; Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

Delegates from central ministries and branches include members of the Party Central Committee and members of the National Assembly Standing Committee: Bui Van Cuong - General Secretary of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Head of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education; Le Quang Huy - Head of the National Assembly's Committee for Science, Technology and Environment; Duong Thanh Binh - Head of the Petition Committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee and former members of the Party Central Committee; leaders and former leaders of central ministries, branches and agencies.

Delegates of Military Region 4 were attended by Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region; and comrades in command of Military Region 4.

Delegates from Nghe An province include: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, former members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee; leaders, former leaders of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; leaders of departments, branches, sectors, socio-political organizations at the provincial level.

The event was attended by delegates who were Vietnamese heroic mothers, pre-uprising cadres, People's Armed Forces Heroes, Labor Heroes, generals; leaders of cities, towns, and districts in the province and the whole country;...

On the side of Vinh City leaders, there were comrade Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council and other leaders, along with a large number of people of the city.

ONE OF THE FASTEST AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPING URBAN CITIES IN THE COUNTRY

Vinh City is a land of “spiritual land and talented people”, rich in traditions from thousands of years ago. 235 years ago, in October 1788, Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, the brilliant and brilliant Emperor in the history of the Vietnamese nation, chose the land of Vinh Yen, Yen Truong (now Trung Do ward, Vinh city) to build the capital city of Phuong Hoang Trung Do.

Exactly 60 years ago, on October 10, 1963, the Government Council of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam issued Decision No. 148/CP to establish Vinh City. These two events marked a milestone in the city's development history.

On August 13, 1993, Vinh City was recognized as a type II urban area. On September 5, 2008, Vinh City was recognized by the Prime Minister as a type I urban area under Nghe An province.

60 years of construction and development is not a long time, but Vinh City has achieved many admirable and proud achievements, affirming itself as one of the cities with the fastest and most sustainable development in the country.

Some fields such as: Tourism, science - technology, healthcare, education - training, information technology have formed central factors in the North Central region.

In 2022, the economic growth rate will reach 9.02%; per capita income will reach 120 million VND, 2.37 times higher than the province's average.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, on behalf of the Party Committee, government and people of Vinh City, Vinh City Party Secretary Phan Duc Dong reviewed the glorious historical tradition; expressed gratitude for the contributions, dedication and sacrifices of many generations of cadres, party members and people of the city; thanked the Central and provincial governments for their attention, support and assistance; the contributions of veteran cadres; leaders and former leaders of the province and city;... through the periods.

The Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee affirmed the aspiration and determination associated with the specific key tasks of the Party Committee, Government and people to build Vinh City to soon become the economic and cultural center of the North Central region in the spirit of Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

DETERMINED TO BRING THANH VINH TO "SPREAD THE WINGS OF A PHOENIX"

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue awarded the Second Class Independence Medal, presented flowers, and presented a souvenir photo "President Ho Chi Minh visiting the Vinh Power Plant construction site (June 1957)" to the Party Committee, government and people of Vinh City.

The National Assembly Chairman delivered a congratulatory speech, acknowledging and praising the proud achievements and contributions of the Party Committee, government and people of Vinh City over the past 60 years; at the same time, orienting and pointing out major tasks and key solutions to develop Vinh City into a modern, civilized, and worthy urban area in the country; commensurate with the historical tradition and position of the land of "sacred land and talented people".

In particular, urgently develop, promulgate and organize the implementation of an action program with specific plans and projects to implement Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo and the Nghe An Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, which has just been approved. Promptly submit to the Government for submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee for approval of the expansion of the administrative boundaries of Vinh city, promptly adjust the city's master plan, in which the vision and strategy for the development of Vinh city are determined in the overall relationship of Nghe An province and the whole region, taking into account the direct relationship with neighboring districts in the Southern Nghe An - Northern Ha Tinh region.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue also emphasized the need to be proactive and creative in effectively implementing tasks and breakthrough solutions for rapid and sustainable economic development, mainly based on science, technology and innovation so that Vinh city can soon become a smart, modern city, a center for startups and innovation in the entire North Central region. The city must take the lead in digital transformation, developing the digital economy, green economy, and circular economy, first of all with three pillars: high-tech industry, seaports - logistics and trade - tourism. In particular, it is necessary to be consistent in the perspective of sustainable development on all three pillars: economy, society and environment.

"Promoting the results achieved over the past 60 years, with traditional historical, cultural and revolutionary values ​​and existing potentials and advantages; I firmly believe that the Party Committee, government and people of Vinh city will unite, join hands, be dynamic, creative, have high political determination, strive, create remarkable changes in all aspects, soon complete the goal of making Vinh city develop rapidly and make breakthroughs, become the driving force for economic growth of the province, the center of the North Central region in terms of economy, culture and society, contributing to making Nghe An "Step strongly, go far, Nghe An like that is Nghe An" according to the direction of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong", the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, in his response speech, comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation fully grasped, deeply and comprehensively grasped the instructions of the National Assembly Chairman; at the same time, he affirmed to continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, aspiration to rise up, greater determination, and greater efforts to complete the assigned tasks, responding to the affection and expectations of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government, compatriots and comrades nationwide for the province and for Vinh City - the heroic Red City in the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho.

According to Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo, one of the major tasks given top priority is to focus on developing Vinh City into an economic and cultural center of the North Central region, focusing on the fields of trade, tourism, healthcare, education and training, science and technology, and high-tech industry; to be a central urban area and a particularly important growth engine of the province.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy affirmed: Nghe An Province will pay maximum attention and create favorable conditions for Vinh City to develop faster and make more breakthroughs according to the determined direction.

In the immediate future, the province will focus on directing the acceleration of the implementation of the Project to expand the administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh City, creating a new driving force for the city's development towards the sea; continue to research and advise on the issuance of specific, breakthrough and outstanding policies and mechanisms for the city, especially the mechanism of decentralization, delegation of authority, and resource mobilization; concentrate efforts on implementing a number of key strategic infrastructures to meet the breakthrough development of Vinh City.

On this occasion, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his deep gratitude to the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government, the ministries, branches, central agencies, Military Region 4, localities and units for their affection, attention and valuable support to Nghe An province in general and Vinh city in particular over the past time; hoping to continue to receive more attention and support.

During the visit and working session in Nghe An province, the delegation of the National Assembly Chairman mobilized support of 3 billion VND to give to the people of the districts: Quy Chau, Que Phong, Ky Son, each district received 1 billion VND to contribute to overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.

Comrade Bui Van Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office, on behalf of the working delegation, presented this meaningful gift to the leaders of the 3 districts.

The 60th anniversary of Vinh City, 235 years of Phuong Hoang Trung Do and receiving the Second Class Independence Medal are special events, affirming the achievements that Vinh City has achieved in recent years.

This place has left a strong mark of the hero Nguyen Hue - Emperor Quang Trung on the land of "geomantic people" converging the four legendary spirits of Phoenix - ancient Trung Do.

And also on the land next to Quyet mountain, Lam river, from the ruins of war, over the past 60 years, countless efforts of cadres, soldiers and people have built and developed it into a modern, youthful and dynamic city.

Vinh City is a part of the flow of the country's history, determined to continue to rise to new heights with Nghe An province and the whole of Vietnam, worthy of the glorious historical tradition, the trust of the Party and the people. That is also the content of the special art program "Vinh City spreads the wings of the Phoenix" at the celebration and the 15-minute fireworks display.