On the afternoon of December 23, at the headquarters of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities (CEMA), Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha warmly welcomed the Delegation of Prestigious People in the Ethnic Minorities of Vinh Long province on the occasion of the delegation's working trip to Hanoi. The delegation consisted of 11 Prestigious People, led by Mr. Thach Duong, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee. After nearly 4 years, Chi Lang district (Lang Son) has implemented the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas (National Target Program 1719), with the participation of the entire political system, the joint efforts of the whole society and the spirit of overcoming difficulties of the people, the appearance of ethnic minority and mountainous areas has significantly changed, the material and spiritual life of the people has been clearly improved. 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General news of Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper. The morning news on December 21st has the following notable information: Bringing folk dance into contemporary life. Green tourism potential in Binh Thuan. The rough gem is gradually shining. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In recent years, Son Duong (Tuyen Quang province) has paid attention to and encouraged the development of collective economy, the core of which is cooperatives with many industries and fields, in which priority is given to building agricultural cooperative models associated with value chains, associated with local key products, and the OCOP program. Cooperatives have been promoting efficiency in concentrating, exploiting, and using available local resources, actively contributing to sustainable poverty reduction. In order to help poor people have capital to develop production, the People's Committee of Binh Gia district has directed relevant departments, offices, and units to support and create conditions for people to access preferential capital sources, especially loans from the Bank for Social Policies. Accordingly, 1,686 poor people and other policy beneficiaries have received preferential loans. After nearly 4 years of implementing the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719), Chi Lang District (Lang Son) with the participation of the entire political system, the joint efforts of the whole society and the spirit of overcoming difficulties of the people, has significantly changed the appearance of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas, the material and spiritual life of the people has been significantly improved. Reporters of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper had an interview with Mr. Phung Van Nghia, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Chi Lang District about the results of implementing the National Target Program 1719 in the district. The Mang ethnic group in Nam Nhun district (Lai Chau province) has over 6,000 people living in 15 villages in 5 communes. In addition to preserving the beauty of traditional cultural identity such as language, festivals, folk songs, folk dances, etc., the traditional costume of the Mang ethnic group is also a unique cultural heritage, in which the visual art on the costume contains the quintessence and artistic creativity of the nation. The preservation and promotion of the value of the traditional costume of the Mang ethnic group is being focused on by local authorities and specialized agencies with many practical solutions... On December 23, in Phuoc Khang commune, Thuan Bac district, the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province to organize the Launching Ceremony of the Emulation Movement to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for poor households with housing difficulties in the province. Attending the event were Mr. Pham Van Hau, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Quoc Nam, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Van Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; Nguyen Long Bien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, businesses and local people.

At the meeting, on behalf of the Delegation, Mr. Thach Duong, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Committee, reported an overview of the socio-economic situation of Vinh Long province; the implementation of ethnic policies for ethnic minorities and policies for the team of prestigious people of the province in the past time to the leaders of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities.

Accordingly, in recent years, with the attention of the Party and State, the lives of ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province have developed and continuously improved, the socio-economic situation has gradually stabilized, and national defense and security have been maintained.

Vinh Long province has effectively implemented programs and policies for Prestigious People, thereby effectively promoting the role of this force in developing socio-economic life in the region. Thanks to that, Prestigious People among ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province always play the role of a bridge to receive and transmit information, promptly reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of the people to the authorities at all levels.

Along with that, prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province are always the core force in patriotic emulation movements, actively contributing to the construction and development of the homeland, effectively participating in the implementation of National Target Programs, especially the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

In the intimate atmosphere of the meeting, the delegates of Prestigious People in the ethnic minorities of Vinh Long province expressed their joy at visiting the capital Hanoi and being welcomed by the leaders of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. On this occasion, the delegates also conveyed the thoughts and aspirations of the ethnic minorities to the leaders of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities; at the same time, they hoped that in the coming time, the Party, the State and the Committee for Ethnic Minorities will continue to pay attention to the ethnic minority areas of Vinh Long province in particular, the ethnic minority and mountainous areas across the country in general; invest resources to promote socio-economic development along with hunger eradication and poverty reduction; build programs and policies to support the Prestigious People; adjust and supplement the National Target Program for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas to ensure suitability...

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha highly appreciated the role of Prestigious People among ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province in recent times. Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha affirmed that the team of Prestigious People in Vinh Long province has done a good job of propagating and mobilizing ethnic minorities to comply with the policies, guidelines and laws of the Party and State, maintaining national solidarity; building a strong Party and government; preserving and promoting traditional cultural values; developing socio-economic development... and gaining the trust of the community.

In the coming time, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha hopes that the delegates of Prestigious People in Vinh Long province will continue to promote the spirit of exemplary leadership in socio-economic development, actively propagate to the grassroots people to well implement the Party's policies and the State's laws; help people access and apply science and technology; overcome difficulties, mobilize people to strive to do good business; continue to accompany the Committee for Ethnic Minorities as well as the grassroots government system to well implement ethnic policies in the area, promoting the spirit of national solidarity.

Regarding the recommendations and proposals of the working group, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha said that she will fully absorb them to report to the Minister and Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. From there, the Committee for Ethnic Minorities will advise the Government on appropriate policies to meet the needs of ethnic minorities in general and ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province in particular.

On the occasion of the Delegation's visit to Hanoi Capital and the Committee for Ethnic Minorities, on behalf of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities' leaders, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha presented souvenirs from the Committee for Ethnic Minorities to the delegates, who are prestigious representatives of ethnic minorities in Vinh Long province.

Vinh Long: Prestigious people continue to play an important role as a "bridge" between the Party's will and the people's hearts.