Nghe An

The Politburo has decided to assign Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hung Yen province for the 2025-2030 period, as Secretary of the 20th Party Committee of Nghe An province for the 2025–2030 term.

A 250kg unexploded bomb with its detonator still intact, found in the Nam Mo River area of Tuong Duong commune, Nghe An province, was safely defused and detonated on November 7.

According to Chairman of the Tuong Duong Commune People’s Committee Nguyen Hong Tai, the bomb measures about 1.4m long and 30cm in diameter. It was spotted by villagers from Pung village after the river’s water level dropped.

The bomb was discovered by local residents on October 14 on the right bank of the Lam River, about 200m from Do Luong Bridge in Dang Son hamlet, Do Luong commune.

The delegation expressed their respect and gratitude for the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh – the genius leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese people, and an eminent figure of the international communist and workers’ movements.

The Na Ngoi boarding school covers an area of about 5.5 hectares, with a total investment of nearly 240 billion VND (9.11 million USD) sourced from both the State budget and social contributions. It will feature 49 classrooms as well as dormitories, canteens, playgrounds, and experiential learning zones, among other facilities.

FDI attraction recorded particularly positive results, with 15 newly licensed projects totalling 213.3 million USD, accounting for 27.3% of the new investment projects and 48.1% of their combined capital.

Wearing sweat-soaked, mud-stained clothes, Tran Tien, a local mechanic, shared that he and more than 30 fellow technicians have been working tirelessly to bring the flooded vehicles back to life.

The 68-strong 20th Nghe An provincial Party Committee elected 17 members to its Standing Board, the Secretary, three Deputy Secretaries, and 11 members of the Inspection Board for the 2025–2030 tenure.

In the new term, Nghe An will renew the development mindset towards a more modern growth model; take science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the main driving forces; use institutional reform and governance innovation as leverage; and consider its culture and people as the foundation to create new momentum and breakthrough development.

Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac on October 1 evening handed over assistance from Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) leaders to people of the central province of Nghe An to help them overcome the severe consequences of Typhoon Bualoi (Storm No. 10).

Exploiting the common lure of “easy jobs with high salaries”, the suspects recruited and sold 13 victims from rural western communes of Nghe An to companies operating scams in the Golden Triangle.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha urged local athorities and relevant agencies to remain vigilant, and instructed police forces to ensure residents stay indoors from 11:00 to 18:00 on August 25 while chairing an emergency meeting on the same day to direct response measures to Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to hit the East Sea this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in the central province of Nghe An on August 24 to coordinate preparations for the upcoming Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to hit the East Sea this year, as authorities brace for its potential impact.

Representing far more than simple melodies, Vi and Giam folk songs are the breath and soul of this land and its people. Today, these precious musical traditions stand at a crossroads, threatened by the rapid pace of modern life.

Floodwaters destroyed or severely damaged 484 houses in Nghe An while agricultural land and infrastructure were also badly hit, with total damage estimated at 3.8 trillion VND (around 145 million USD).

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to display up to 150 posters at Ho Chi Minh Square in Vinh for the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution on August 19 and National Day on September 2.

Days of relentless rainfall have battered Dien Bien, submerging over 200 ha of crops, damaging 554 homes, and triggering more than 450 points of subsidence that paralysed key roads. Preliminary estimates put the total economic loss at around 500 billion VND (19.23 million USD).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested concerted efforts to overcome consequences of floods and landslides, and urged organisations to quickly assist local people in Dien Bien, Son La and Nghe An provinces.

The bottled water was delivered on July 29 to Huu Kiem, Tam Thai and Tuong Duong, the three communes severely affected by Typhoon Wipha in Nghe An province.