As the head of the Party, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and worked in the province twice in 2012 and 2017 and chaired three meetings of the Politburo on promulgating, reviewing and concluding resolutions for Nghe An's development.

Right in the first years of implementing the Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress, the 17th Congress of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, term 2010 - 2015, when Nghe An was seeking new directions and new driving forces for development, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and worked in the province on September 4 and 5, 2012.

The General Secretary visited and offered incense and flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh and planted a memorial tree at the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site; visited the tombs of Mrs. Ha Thi Hy - President Ho Chi Minh's grandmother and Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - his mother at Dong Tranh Mountain, Nam Giang Commune, Nam Dan District.

Regardless of the long and difficult journey, the General Secretary went to the mountainous district of Con Cuong to visit the people and comrades of the border commune of Mon Son, a homeland rich in revolutionary traditions, where the first Party cell in Western Nghe An was established and the Phuc Son Border Guard Station located in Anh Son district.

Delighted with the changes in the lives of the ethnic people in the area, the General Secretary hoped that the Party Committee, Government and People of Mon Son commune would further promote the heroic revolutionary tradition, develop the potential and strengths of the locality, effectively implement the resolutions of the Central and local governments, and strive to reduce poverty and eliminate poverty sustainably and quickly.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong discussed and acknowledged a number of recommendations and proposals from Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district and Nghe An province on summarizing Conclusion No. 20-KL/TW dated June 2, 2003 of the Politburo and issuing a new Conclusion of the Politburo on a number of policies for Nghe An's socio-economic development until 2020.

Immediately after the visit and work in Nghe An in September 2012; on July 4, 2013, in Hanoi, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting between the Politburo and the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to summarize 10 years of implementing Conclusion No. 20-KL/TW of the 9th Politburo on Nghe An.

Based on the results of the meeting, on July 30, 2013, the General Secretary signed and issued Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020. This is the first time that Nghe An has been issued a separate resolution by the Politburo and is the first province in the country (outside the centrally-run cities) to have a resolution of the Politburo, creating a very important political foundation for Nghe An to realize its development aspirations.

In 2017, the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province were honored and proud to once again welcome General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to visit and work for the second time on October 28 and 29.

Working with the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong assessed that Nghe An has made rapid, systematic and sustainable progress in all areas of economy, culture, society, national defense, foreign affairs and Party building. The working style and manner of the cadres have made some innovations. The Western region has made changes in socio-economic development.

However, to be commensurate with the position and role of Nghe An, to meet the expectations of the people, the Party Committee, the government of Nghe An and the expectations of the people of the whole country, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that the province needs to continue to innovate its thinking and awareness; review the overall planning and have a master plan, strategic planning, and long-term vision to seize opportunities, forecast upcoming developments, and visualize the development picture of the province in the next 20-30 years. From there, specify the way to do it for each year and each stage.

Nearly two years later, on the afternoon of March 21, 2019, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, now in his capacity as General Secretary and President, chaired a meeting of the Politburo with the Standing Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to review five years of implementing Resolution No. 26/NQ-TW.

Emphasizing that “through practice, Nghe An has seen the direction, seen what we need to do”, the General Secretary and President highly appreciated the efforts and strong will to strive of the Party Committee and People of Nghe An in the process of bringing Resolution No. 26/NQ-TW into life.

After the above important meeting, on April 20, 2019, the Politburo issued Notice No. 55-TB/TW on the preliminary review of 5 years of implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW; thereby assessing the achieved results, pointing out the shortcomings and limitations, and especially orienting the key tasks and solutions to develop Nghe An province in the new period; at the same time, agreeing to conduct a summary of Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW in 2023, after exactly 10 years of implementation.

Through two visits and working sessions with leaders, cadres and people of Nghe An province and chairing meetings of the Politburo with the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, it shows the special attention and concern of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for the development of the province in the cause of national renewal to be able to fully realize Uncle Ho's will to his homeland, which is "... to make Nghe An quickly become one of the best provinces in the North".

The assessments, recognitions, and praises of the efforts, endeavors, and achievements that Nghe An has achieved, as well as the profound, intellectual, and practical orientations of the country and province by the General Secretary have become a particularly important driving force and a great source of encouragement for the Party Committee, Government, and People of Nghe An to continue to overcome difficulties and challenges, effectively exploit potentials, and make good use of opportunities for development with new confidence, new spirit, and new motivation.

After 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo, on the morning of May 25, 2023, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a Politburo meeting to give opinions on the Summary Report on the implementation of Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, dated July 30, 2013 of the 11th Politburo on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020.

On that basis, on July 18, 2023, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong signed and issued Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province with the goal of becoming a fairly developed province in the country by 2030, with a fast and sustainable economic development, imbued with the cultural identity of Vietnam and Nghe An; with a vision to 2045, becoming a province with fast, sustainable, comprehensive, civilized and modern development, imbued with the cultural identity of Vietnam and Nghe An; being one of the driving forces for development of the North Central region.

The General Secretary noted that it is necessary to create concrete and clear changes, to soon turn Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW into material wealth, into a vivid reality to make Nghe An richer and stronger. To do so, it is necessary to clearly recognize that the Politburo's issuance of a new Resolution on Nghe An is only a very important first step, the decisive issue is to organize its effective implementation.

The General Secretary advised: The spirit is that localities must make more drastic efforts, be the main force, be the internal force, be the ones to practice, and not rely on the Central Government; conversely, the Central Government does not leave it to the localities, but the sectors and levels must participate. Everything is synchronous, top and bottom are in agreement, and the whole is smooth.

The directions, instructions and messages of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for Nghe An up to now, especially the most recent meeting summarizing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW and the decision to issue Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, have great value, are messages for the future, accompanying the steps forward of the Party Committee, Government and People of the province.

Nghe An - a land of great love and affection, forever imprinted in the hearts and minds the special feelings, deep concern of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the determination to act turned into practical achievements.

In recent years, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, Government and people of all ethnic groups in the province have always been deeply aware that this is a time of "heavenly time, favorable location and harmony", a "golden" time for rapid, strong, breakthrough and more sustainable development; if we do not take advantage of it to overcome ourselves, we will miss the opportunity for development.

To seize that opportunity, Nghe An has correctly positioned the province's position and role in the development of the region and the country, re-identified the province's advantages as well as disadvantages; determined to make breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure, and human resources, with the spirit of "taking the lead, rising first", "breakthrough development", "breakthrough, acceleration".

Regarding development philosophy, Nghe An pursues three consistent viewpoints: Rapid development, breakthrough (acceleration) but not at any cost; focusing on developing the East to lead and pull the West to develop, taking the East as the driving force, the West in a sustainable direction; leading and directing with focus, key points, proactively, resolutely, maximizing the strength of the People.

In particular, to create success, the core key that Nghe An has persistently cultivated is to consolidate and promote the spirit of solidarity, unity, and consensus among cadres, party members, and people of all walks of life. The Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee are the highest leadership bodies of the Provincial Party Committee, setting an example; thereby creating a ripple effect in lower-level Party organizations and throughout society.

Taking decisive action, concretizing development viewpoints and philosophies, along with the support, companionship and assistance of the Central Government and other provinces and cities, Nghe An's recent socio-economic picture has established many new development milestones.

The scale of the economy currently ranks 10th out of 63 localities nationwide. Budget revenue in 2022 and 2023 has continuously exceeded 20,000 billion VND. Investment attraction, especially foreign direct investment (FDI) has become a bright spot of the country. For two consecutive years (2022 and 2023), Nghe An has been in the top 10 localities attracting the largest FDI in the country; in 2023 alone, it reached more than 1.6 billion USD (ranked 8th).

The fields of culture, education, and health continue to achieve new achievements: Key education continues to hold the top position nationwide in terms of excellent students. The quality of comprehensive education continues to improve; the average score of Nghe An students in the 2024 high school graduation exam ranked 12th nationwide, up 10 places compared to 2023.

The health sector has many new, specialized and difficult techniques applied, aiming to become the last line of the Central Government. The rural area has many improvements. Up to now, the whole province has 319/411 communes meeting the new rural standards; 83/319 communes meeting the advanced new rural standards; 12/319 communes meeting the model new rural standards; 9 district-level units have completed their tasks and met the new rural standards. Infrastructure, especially traffic infrastructure, is increasingly synchronized.

Along with focusing on economic development, the province pays special attention to social security and sustainable poverty reduction. In 2023, the province implemented a program to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in the period 2023-2025. After 1.5 years, the whole province has built over 8,600 houses with a total mobilized social resources exceeding 650 billion VND.

National defense, security, order and social safety are ensured. Foreign affairs activities are vibrant and practical. The Party building work in terms of politics, ideology and ethics of the Party Committee has had many innovations and achieved many important results, contributing to creating unity within the Party and consensus in society; especially solidarity, unity and collaboration are the main trends, which have been consolidated and promoted very well throughout the Party Committee and the People.

At 13:38 on July 19, 2024, the heart of the outstanding leader, who devoted his life to the country and the people - General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, stopped beating. With infinite sorrow, the above achievements that the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An offered to respectfully bid farewell to the intellectual and courageous leader, the embodiment of exemplary conduct, who always had special and deep affection and followed every development of the province, to the world of the virtuous.

However, in the minds of every cadre, party member, and people of Nghe An, that is an achievement that has not yet ended... Because the Party Committee, Government, and People of Nghe An province always keep in mind the need to make greater efforts to best implement the advice and call of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for the province: "Must step strongly, go far, only then will Nghe An be Nghe An".