Dong Nai aims to develop a breakthrough and highly feasible provincial master plan

On September 25, Ton Ngoc Hanh, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee, and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Vo Tan Duc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chair of the Dong Nai People’s Committee; and Professor Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao, Chair of the University Council of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), co-chaired a workshop to gather feedback on the revised master plan for Dong Nai Province for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Overview of the Consultation Workshop on the Revised Master Plan of Dong Nai Province for the 2021-2030 Period, with a Vision to 2050. Photo: Pham Tung

Attending the workshop were Le Truong Son, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Vice Chair of the Dong Nai People's Committee; Ho Van Ha, Provincial Party Committee Member and Vice Chair of the Dong Nai People's Committee; along with leaders of provincial departments and agencies, as well as experts and scholars.

The hybrid-format workshop, jointly organized by the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee and UEH, connected 95 local sites across the province via an online platform.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee, Vo Tan Duc, delivers the opening remarks at the workshop. Photo: Pham Tung

Delivering the opening speech, Vo Tan Duc, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, highlighted that, in the current situation, revising the provincial master plan is both a legal obligation and a crucial step to redefine and shape Dong Nai’s future.

According to Chairman Vo Tan Duc, Dong Nai is not merely a province in the Southeast region, but a strategic gateway to the broader southern key economic zone. It ranks among the leading localities nationwide in terms of land area and population. By 2025, its economic scale is projected to exceed VND 690 trillion, making it the fourth-largest economy in the country.

Dong Nai also features a comprehensive multimodal transport infrastructure, covering all five modes: road, air, rail, inland waterway, and maritime. Notably, with ten expressways under construction or in planning, totaling over 393 kilometers, which is about 7.6% of the national expressway network, the province is solidifying its position as a vital regional connectivity hub, offering significant potential for future growth.

Dr. Tran Du Lich, Member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council and Member of Dong Nai Province’s Socio-Economic Advisory Group, shares his remarks. Photo: Pham Tung

Chairman Vo Tan Duc expressed his confidence that with the contributions of leading experts and scientists, Dong Nai will craft a strategic, breakthrough-oriented, and highly feasible master plan that reflects the province’s strong aspirations for growth. This plan will serve as a foundation to transform Dong Nai into a dynamic, prosperous, green, smart, and internationally integrated province.

By Pham Tung - Translated by Hong Van, Minho