Tuy Loc commune in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is now a recognised model new-style rural area, making it the first commune in the northern province to obtain the accreditation.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 14 joined residents in Quang Minh commune, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Van Yen district, at the great national solidarity festival.
Viet Dan commune in Dong Trieu township has become the first model new style rural commune in the northern province of Quang Ninh after fulfilling advanced criteria for a new style rural area.
President Tran Dai Quang attended the National Solidarity Festival 2017 in Tan Hung commune, Lang Giang district of the northern province of Bac Giang.
The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has recognised Thanh Xuan commune of Chau Thanh A district as a new-style rural area, raising the number of such communes to 20.
The number of recognised new-style rural communes in the Central Highlands has reached 95, equal to 15.83 percent of the total communes in the region, according to the Central Highlands.
Authorities in central Quang Binh province has recognised two more new-style rural communes under the national target programme on building new-style rural areas, initiated by the Government in 2010.