Seminar to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Nghe An Industry and Trade Traditional Day

On the morning of May 14, 2021, Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade held a seminar to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Industry and Trade sector's Traditional Day. Attending were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Van Ngoc - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; and leaders and staff of the Department of Industry and Trade through the periods.

Pioneering with the flow of history

Over the past 70 years, along with the flow of history, the Industry and Trade sector has undergone many separations and mergers, but the Industry and Trade sector is still a multi-sector, multi-field, pioneering unit, affirming its important position in the country's economy. Generations of cadres, workers, civil servants and employeesNghe An Industry and Tradehas successfully completed its tasks, actively contributed to the cause of national unification, construction and protection, worthy of its important role in the cause of industrialization - modernization and economic development of the province.

Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Pham Van Hoa spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thu Huyen

In particular, in the recent period of 2008 - 2020, in the context of starting to implement commitments on joining the WTO with many opportunities and challenges, but promoting the achievements, the Industry and Trade sector continued to strive and many economic indicators of the sector achieved a good growth rate.

Realize the goals ofindustrial developmentAs proposed by the 15th and 16th Congress of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, investment in equipment and technological innovation in industrial sectors have been focused on, creating strong changes for the sector, contributing significantly to the economic growth of the whole province. Commercial activities have been very vibrant, goods circulating on the market are rich and diverse, and market management, inspection and control have been strengthened. Thereby, connecting production and consumption, positively impacting the process of economic restructuring of the province.

Former Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Phan Thanh Tinh speaks. Photo: Thu Huyen

The industry has proactively built a long-term business strategy with partners, along with many other solutions... helping some export products maintain stability and growth; businesses in the province have exported goods to 130 countries and territories, this is a great effort of the industry, as well as businesses participating in export in the province.

Textile factories have been invested in many localities, attracting local labor resources. Photo: Thu Huyen

Continue to hold an important position in the national economy

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong VinhCongratulating the industry and trade sector, and affirming that under the leadership of the Party and the close and timely guidance of the Government, the industry and trade sector always holds a particularly important position in the national economy, managing many areas, and having important significance for the country's development and international integration as well as caring for people's lives.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh spoke at the Seminar to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Industry and Trade sector. Photo: Thu Huyen

Promoting the achieved results, in the coming time, the industry needs to focus on efforts to excellently complete its tasks, contributing to the completion of socio-economic development targets and the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, developing Nghe An quickly and sustainably, striving to make Nghe An a fairly developed province in the Northern region by 2025, and a fairly developed province in the whole country by 2030.

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary Nguyen Van Thong presented the Emulation Flag to the excellent unit in the emulation movement in 2020 of the Government and the congratulatory banner of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee. Photo: Thu Huyen

Regarding some tasks that the Industry and Trade sector will focus on implementing in the coming period, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh suggested that the sector should focus on developing a number of processing and manufacturing industries with high science and technology content and high technology application. Developing supporting industries, green industries, energy saving, and environmentally friendly. Developing pharmaceutical industry to exploit the potential of pharmaceutical raw materials in the Western Nghe An region. Developing the mining industry in the direction of increasing the application of high technology and deep processing to improve the mineral recovery coefficient and the efficiency of mineral resource use.

Authorized by the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Le Hong Vinh, awarded the Emulation Flag for excellent units in the emulation movement of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to the Department of Industry and Trade of Nghe An. Photo: Thu Huyen

Continue to effectively implement the Central Committee's resolutions on international economic integration. Strengthen trade promotion, build and promote product brands, expand domestic markets and export local goods. Attract investment to develop trade infrastructure systems, diversify types of trade services in a civilized and modern direction. Strive for an average growth rate of total retail sales of goods of 10 - 11%/year.

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to outstanding collectives and individuals. Photo: Thu Huyen

12 collectives and 11 individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation movement to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Industry and Trade sector received Certificates of Merit from the Department Director. Photo: Thu Huyen

On this occasion, the Prime Minister awarded the Emulation Flag to 8 collectives that have excellently completed all tasks, leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2020 of the province; the Ministry of Industry and Trade awarded the Emulation Flag to the Department of Industry and Trade. The Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of the province also presented a banner to the Department of Industry and Trade of Nghe An on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the industry's tradition. 12 collectives and 11 individuals with outstanding achievements in the emulation campaign to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the industry's tradition were also awarded Certificates of Merit by the Department of Industry and Trade.

In recognition of its achievements, over the past 70 years of development and growth, the industry has been honored to receive many noble titles from the Party and the State: Third-class Labor Medal for Nghe An Trade Sector (1983); Second-class Labor Medal for Nghe An Trade Sector (1996); First-class Labor Medal for Nghe An Provincial Department of Industry (2000); Third-class Independence Medal for Nghe An Provincial Department of Industry and Trade (2011); Emulation Flag of the Government; Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister and many Certificates of Merit from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.