National Assembly Chairman Nguyen PhuTrong on Feb. 17 visited the Hanoi suburban district of Soc Son andlaunched a tree-planting drive on the Lunar New Year occasion.
The chief legislator said the best wishes for the district’s greaterachievements in New Year over the previous year which was marked witheconomic growth of over 21 percent and desirable domination ofindustries (82 percent) in the local economy.
The district Party Secretary, Nguyen Van Phong, said as a poor districtof the capital city, Soc Son has received special assistance from themunicipal administration.
As planned, Soc Son will be upgraded into one of five Hanoi ’ssatellite metropolises with a number of key traffic projects to becarried out and sites of cultural and spiritual interests to be tappedfor tourism development.
Trong continued his visit with a call on the Vietnam Buddhism Institute at Phu Linh village, Soc Son district.
The Institute Director, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, said theinstitute has so far trained over 300 monks and nuns, emerging as theleader of the four Buddhism institutes nationwide.
The senior Buddhist cleric, who is also Permanent Vice President of theVietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee’s Executive Council, unveiledthe institute’s plan to train post-graduates and foreign students.
Trong, later on, planted a tree in the institute’s compound andlaunched an afforestation movement among people of all classes.
He also visited and lit incense sticks at the Soc Temple and Non NuocPagoda and called on at the site where a statue of Saint Phu Dong-ThienVuong is being cast in celebrations of the Hanoi millennium in October./.
The chief legislator said the best wishes for the district’s greaterachievements in New Year over the previous year which was marked witheconomic growth of over 21 percent and desirable domination ofindustries (82 percent) in the local economy.
The district Party Secretary, Nguyen Van Phong, said as a poor districtof the capital city, Soc Son has received special assistance from themunicipal administration.
As planned, Soc Son will be upgraded into one of five Hanoi ’ssatellite metropolises with a number of key traffic projects to becarried out and sites of cultural and spiritual interests to be tappedfor tourism development.
Trong continued his visit with a call on the Vietnam Buddhism Institute at Phu Linh village, Soc Son district.
The Institute Director, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, said theinstitute has so far trained over 300 monks and nuns, emerging as theleader of the four Buddhism institutes nationwide.
The senior Buddhist cleric, who is also Permanent Vice President of theVietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee’s Executive Council, unveiledthe institute’s plan to train post-graduates and foreign students.
Trong, later on, planted a tree in the institute’s compound andlaunched an afforestation movement among people of all classes.
He also visited and lit incense sticks at the Soc Temple and Non NuocPagoda and called on at the site where a statue of Saint Phu Dong-ThienVuong is being cast in celebrations of the Hanoi millennium in October./.
