In just a few days, the 21st Dong Nai U11 Children’s Football Tournament - Dong Nai Newspaper and Radio, Television - C.P. Vietnam Cup will officially begin. Over the last two decades, the tournament has not only provided a healthy and meaningful summer sports event for children but has also served as a platform for identifying and nurturing many of the city's young football talents.
Amid the fast-paced rhythm of modern life, where academic pressures and the rapid expansion of digital technology are increasingly limiting children’s opportunities for outdoor recreation, one enduring flame of passion has continued to burn brightly every summer in Dong Nai for more than two decades: the U11 Children’s Football Tournament.
On Friday afternoon, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DCST) of Dong Nai City officially launched a special 500-day emulation campaign themed “Unity – Discipline – Efficiency – Breakthroughs for Building a Civilized and Modern Dong Nai.”
In response to the special 500-day-and-night emulation campaign themed “Unity–Discipline–Efficiency–Breakthrough for a civilized and modern Dong Nai,” the city’s culture, sports and tourism sector is implementing numerous practical projects and tasks, fostering a vibrant emulation spirit.
Dong Nai City is home to many cultural sediments and the priceless assets of its forefathers, making it one of Southern Vietnam's finest cultural and historical localities.
On June 2, Le Truong Son, Member of the Dong Nai City Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, signed and issued Plan No. 53/KH-UBND to implement the Strategy for Developing Vietnam’s Cultural Industries to 2030, with a vision to 2045, in Dong Nai City.
Dong Nai City is currently home to many ethnic groups living side by side. Among them, the S'tieng are among the longest-established indigenous ethnic groups. The S'tieng have many distinctive cultural traits drawing the interest of people keen on discovery and exploration, as well as experts and cultural researchers. Among these, the traditional longhouse of the S'tieng is a distinctive feature that enriches and diversifies the cultural life of ethnic groups in Dong Nai City.
With a 328-year history and a rich cultural heritage, Dong Nai is steadily unlocking the potential of its cultural industries, viewing them as a new driver of economic growth and a means of improving the quality of urban development.
This year, the 2026 Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) Project Incubator has attracted a remarkably high number of applications, far exceeding those of previous editions. The incubator is regarded as a launchpad for young filmmakers and producers and has already helped nurture several projects that have gone on to achieve notable success.
On May 26, the Dong Nai City Party Committee (CPC) issued an action plan of the CPC’s Standing Board to implement the Politburo’s Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW dated January 7, 2026, on the development of Vietnamese culture in Dong Nai City.
Athletes from Dong Nai delivered an impressive performance by winning three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals, contributing to Vietnam’s overall first-place finish at the 2026 Southeast Asian Judo Championships.
Despite physical challenges, photographer Do Duy The from the Photography Department under the Dong Nai Literature and Arts Association has overcome adversity through determination and a strong passion for photography, steadily establishing his own path in the field.
To build and develop Dong Nai culture that is rich in identity and integrated, the city is steadily promoting traditional cultural values while fostering a generation of Dong Nai citizens who are comprehensive, friendly, compassionate, dynamic, and creative.
Despite gaining many notable achievements, Dong Nai has still encountered considerable difficulties and challenges in its efforts to build and develop culture and human resources in recent years.
With a history of nearly 330 years of formation and development, Dong Nai City today is not only a “fertile land” where the cultures of various ethnic groups and regions converge and intersect but also a locality undergoing strong transformation in cultural life amid industrial development and international integration.
Dong Nai U11 Children’s Football Tournament nurtures young football talents
