Dong Nai organizes Vietnam - China friendship exchange

On October 26, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Dong Nai province organized the 2025 Vietnam-China Friendship Exchange Program.

Young participants from Thanh Binh Chinese Language Center (Bau Ham commune, Dong Nai province) perform traditional costumes of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Photo: Van Truyen

Attending the exchange program were: Member of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission, and Chairman of the Vietnam - China Friendship Association of Dong Nai province Tran Trung Nhan; Chairman of the Union of Friendship Organizations of Dong Nai province Nguyen Thanh Tri; Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province Luu Thi Ha; and Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Dong Nai province Nguyen Viet Thang.

Young participants from Thanh Binh Chinese Language Center (Bau Ham commune, Dong Nai province) perform songs and dances at the event. Photo: Van Truyen

Also attending the program was Tu Chau, Deputy Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Ho Chi Minh City.

Young participants from Bao Binh Chinese Language and Informatics Center perform songs and dances at the event. Photo: Van Truyen

During the program, nine groups from universities and Chinese language centers in the province presented a variety of performances, including musical acts, dance routines, poetry recitals, and bilingual Vietnamese-Chinese presentations that highlighted the Vietnam-China friendship.

Young participants from Thoi Dai Chinese Language Center (Cam My and Dinh Quan campuses) perform songs and dances at the event. Photo: Huy Vu

In addition, the organizers awarded 38 prizes to individuals and collectives. Specifically, the first prize for costume performance went to Thanh Binh Chinese Language Center (Bau Ham commune); the first prizes for solo singing, dancing, bilingual presentation and poetry recital, as well as the overall first prize, all went to Viet Hoa Quang Chanh Secondary and High School (Long Khanh ward).

Tran Trung Nhan, Member of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission, and Chairman of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Dong Nai province, presents awards to participating groups. Photo: Van Truyen

According to Tran Trung Nhan, culture and the arts act as bridges that help people from different cultural backgrounds better understand, connect with, and grow closer to one another. With that significance, every year, the Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Dong Nai province, in coordination with the provincial Union of Friendship Organizations, organizes the Vietnam-China Cultural Exchange Festival.

Tu Chau, Deputy Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Ho Chi Minh City, present awards to participating groups. Photo: Van Truyen

The 2025 friendship exchange program is a cultural and artistic event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations and the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s people-to-people diplomacy tradition. The program created a meaningful venue for members, students, and learners at universities and Chinese language teaching centers across the province, fostering, spreading, and contributing to the sustainable development of relations between the two countries.

Chairman of the provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri presents awards to participating groups. Photo: Van Truyen

According to Tu Chau, Dong Nai is a province with a dynamic economy and one of the key areas for investment and cooperation between Chinese and Vietnamese enterprises.

Deputy Director of Dong Nai province’s Department of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Viet Thang presents awards to participating groups. Photo: Van Truyen

In recent years, Dong Nai province has made active contributions to promoting exchanges in areas such as education, culture, and economic-trade cooperation. Many Chinese enterprises have come to invest and expand their business operations in the province. Ties between localities, schools, and the youth of both sides have become increasingly vibrant, yielding diverse and meaningful outcomes. Cultural activities such as the exchange program organized by Dong Nai province help strengthen mutual understanding and encourage more young people to become future successors and promoters of Vietnam-China friendship.

Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province, Luu Thi Ha, presents awards to participating groups. Photo: Van Truyen

By Van Truyen – Translated by Minh Hanh, Minho