Gia Vien village swing festival, Phong Hien ward on the 4th day of Tet. Photo: BM

New momentum

On the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, people flocked to the traditional swing festival of Gia Vien village. For a long time, the name Gia Vien village, Phong Hien commune, Phong Dien district has been changed to Gia Vien village, Phong Hien ward, Phong Dien town. With the new name, many people are still confused, but the joy is that the position and stature of Phong Hien has grown larger in the development of Hue city.

The first swing festival of Gia Vien village always has the meaning of preserving the traditional beauty of the homeland, praying for favorable weather and bountiful crops. Participating in the first swing festival, young people inside and outside the village show their resilience and perseverance; thereby, wishing for luck and health in the new year.

Mr. Tran Duc Thien, Chairman of Phong Hien Ward People's Committee, shared that the form of the first swing has not changed, but the meaning of this year's festival is different from previous years. That is, from January 1, 2025, Phong Hien officially became a ward. From now on, Phong Hien's role will be greater, each cadre and citizen in the ward must be more responsible in the process of building and developing the ward. Therefore, this year's first swing festival takes place in a new atmosphere, a new spirit, wishing for the first year of implementing socio -economic tasks of Phong Hien ward to be successful, contributing to the common development of Phong Dien town and Hue city under the Central Government.

From Phong Hien down to Loc Son, Phu Loc district. Like other localities, since Hue city became directly under the Central Government, Loc Son has been transformed from a commune-level unit to a town. A new spirit, a new belief for the new town in the effort to contribute to the common development of Phu Loc district in the coming time is determined to be implemented by the government and people.

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Mr. Lai Dinh Den, Vice Chairman of Loc Son Town People's Committee, informed that Loc Son Town was established as a result of the efforts of the Party Committee, the government and the people of the town, along with the close direction of the District Party Committee, Phu Loc District People's Committee and the support of mass organizations. Along with that excitement, this year, the Tet atmosphere of Loc Son people is more joyful and excited than in previous years.

“In 2025, the locality will focus on socio-economic development, focusing on infrastructure investment; mobilizing resources to complete urban criteria, infrastructure, and cultural institutions of the town; planning and managing urban order to become increasingly spacious, clean, and beautiful, worthy of being a new town of Hue city under the Central Government,” said Mr. Lai Dinh Den.

Grow with the country

2025 marks an important turning point as it is the first year that Hue city becomes the 6th centrally-governed city of Vietnam, the year of completion in the socio-economic development of the 5-year plan for the 2020-2025 term. The task required for the government and the new urban area is to create a strong breakthrough in socio-economic development, all work must be carried out with the highest determination.

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Mr. Hoang Tan Ninh, Vice Chairman of Phu Xuan District People's Committee, said that to welcome the Lunar New Year, the district organized many meaningful activities to celebrate the Party and spring, to celebrate the establishment of the district, associated with the city of Hue under the Central Government and the 95th anniversary of the Party's establishment. The activities created an exciting, joyful and warm atmosphere to serve the people and tourists. In that spirit, in the coming time, the district will continue to propagate and mobilize people to carry out political tasks; in which, focusing on ensuring urban order and environmental sanitation; implementing national goals on urban civilization, sustainable poverty reduction associated with building economic development models. The district aims to have specific and quick products, together with the city to achieve results from the first days of the new year.

During the press briefing on the socio-economic development plan of Hue city in 2025, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong said that the country is entering an era of growth and the fact that Hue city is directly under the Central Government at this time is in harmony with the determination of the whole country. The goal of 2025 and the following years is to build Hue into a world-class heritage city of the region and the whole country. Many projects and works that have been put into operation in the past and those that will continue to be implemented and completed in the coming time will be the driving force for Hue city to grow with the country.

According to Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong, in the coming time, the city will focus on allocating capital to implement zoning plans; strongly improve the investment environment, create a clean space to implement key transport projects and attract investment in various fields. Focus on supporting the acceleration of project implementation, removing procedures related to sectors. Promote socialization to attract investment, mobilize resources, along with public resources to build Hue city to develop rapidly and sustainably.

DUC QUANG