Nghe An: Highlights on March 18

* On the morning of March 18, at the National Assembly House, the National Assembly Standing Committee held a question and answer session. Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly chaired.

The conference was held online at 62 connecting points in provinces and centrally-run cities. At the Nghe An province connecting point, comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation chaired. Attending the question and answer session were comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, comrades in the Provincial People's Council Standing Committee, National Assembly Deputies working in the province and a number of relevant departments and branches.

* On the morning of March 18, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province chaired the regular citizen reception session in March 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung chaired the regular citizen reception session in March 2024. Photo: Pham Bang

* The People's Council of Quy Chau district conducted an additional election for the position of Chairman of the District People's Committee. As a result, 100% of the People's Council delegates elected Mr. Bui Van Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Quy Chau District Party Committee to hold the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Quy Chau district, term 2021 - 2026.

Representatives of the Provincial People's Council presented flowers to congratulate Mr. Bui Van Hung.

* More than 1,000 Nghe An children participated in an exciting performance and a series of meaningful activities at the "Healthy Children" Festival 2024 held in Anh Son district on March 18.

The gifts are a meaningful source of encouragement for disadvantaged children in Anh Son district. Photo: Thanh Quynh

* From a household experimenting with growing 7-leaf, 1-flower ginseng, with support from the State, farmers in Tam Hop commune (Tuong Duong) are now expanding the area in the gardens of 4 other households. After 5 years of implementation, people in the Tam Hop border area have begun to earn income from this precious medicinal herb.

Mr. Xong Ba Ca's garden of 7-leaf, 1-flower ginseng. Photo: Hoai Thu

* Since mid-February, egg prices have been continuously falling. In particular, in early March, egg prices fell sharply, causing losses for egg-laying chicken farmers.

Egg prices have dropped sharply, with farmers having to pay a loss of up to 400 VND per egg. Photo: TP

* Faced with the situation of littering indiscriminately into streams and creeks in Dong Tam village as reported by Nghe An Newspaper, the People's Committee of Thach Ngan commune directed organizations to increase cleaning and promote awareness of environmental sanitation; at the same time, install surveillance cameras to prevent littering in streams and creeks.