On the morning of April 7, the Khmer ethnic community in Loc Thanh border commune, Dong Nai province, held the 2026 Pha Bau Festival (also called the Dua Tpeng Festival). More than a community fun activity, the festival carries profound spiritual meaning, expressing aspirations for bumper crops, prosperous lives, and community solidarity in the border area.
The 67th National Marathon Championship - Tien Phong Newspaper 2026 will take place in Khanh Hoa province this weekend. Dong Nai athletics is highly determined to win the gold medal in the marathon, an event counted toward the medal tally of the 10th National Sports Games in 2026.
Dong Nai is making concerted efforts to improve public spaces to enhance residents’ quality of life while meeting the criteria for a civilized and modern urban area.
In their journey to preserve and spread ethnic cultural identity, a troupe of S’tieng artisans from Tan Hung commune, Dong Nai province, has left a strong impression through their participation in the Youth with Traditional Culture program at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
The Sports Authority of Vietnam has issued Document No. 730/TDTTVN-TTTTC and Decision No. 37/QD-TDTTVN (dated March 20, 2026), authorizing the Dong Nai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to host the 2026 Asian Pencak Silat Championship.
When heritage is viewed not only as a memory of the past but also as a resource for development, the key issue is no longer simply how to exploit it effectively, but how to govern it so that its original value is not eroded in the process of generating benefits. Heritage can generate revenue, attract investment, and spur tourism and services. Yet without long-term vision and scientific control mechanisms, those immediate gains may end up undermining the very foundations of its appeal.
On the morning of March 22, at the campus of the Dong Nai Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center (Tan Trieu Ward), the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee organized the launching ceremony of the Olympic Run Day for Public Health and National Security in Dong Nai Province in 2026.
The International Day of Happiness (March 20) offers an opportunity for everyone to reflect on the foundational values that underpin sustainable happiness. For ethnic minority communities, happiness is not only about material well-being but is also nurtured through the preservation and transmission of cultural identity. In Bu Gia Map commune, Dong Nai province, the family of Dieu Von stands out as a vivid example of the close link between cultural preservation and family happiness.
Ho Tien Duat, Director of Dong Nai Provincial Library, has signed and issued Plan No. 69/KH-TV (dated March 17, 2026) on the organization of the 5th Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2026.
Amid the pace of modern life, needlework and mending skills — once closely associated with generations of Ha Noi women — are being revived through community-based craft practices that foster connection.
The launching ceremony of the Olympic Run Day - For Public Health - For National Security 2026 in Dong Nai province will take place on the morning of March 22 at the premises of the Dong Nai Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion.
A distinctive feature of Polling Station No. 1 in hamlet 1, La Nga commune, Dong Nai province, is that besides voters living on land, it also welcomes residents of the La Nga River floating village to come ashore to cast their ballots to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term on March 15, 2026.
Dong Nai’s Muay Thai team won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, and 4 bronze medals at the 2026 National Muay Thai Club Championship held in Gia Lai province.
The Dong Nai provincial Steering Committee for the movement “All People Unite to Build Cultural Life” has issued Plan No. 39/KH-BCD dated March 4, 2026, to implement the movement across the province this year.
With its large area and diverse terrain, transitioning from hills and mountains to plains, Thanh Son commune, Dong Nai province, offers many advantages for the strong development of an agricultural economy combined with eco-tourism.
On the full moon of the first lunar month of the Year of the Horse 2026, poetry and art enthusiasts across Dong Nai once again have the opportunity to gather and share creative inspiration at Vietnamese Poetry Day and Dong Nai Artists’ Day.
Unique Khmer cultural features at the Pha Bau Festival in Loc Thanh border commune
