On September 11, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired a working session with relevant departments and agencies on preparations for Dong Nai’s first Culture Week 2026, themed "Vietnamese Soul – Dong Nai Colors – Rising with the Nation."
Nestled in the northern part of Dong Nai city, the land of Thanh An in Tan Hung Commune is known not only for its peaceful landscape of vast fields and surrounding waterways, but also for its cultural heritage spanning more than a century. Here, the ancient cultural identity of the S'tieng ethnic people blends uniquely with the rustic and down-to-earth character of Vietnamese rural life.
Agencies and localities across Dong Nai City are organizing a wide range of large-scale cultural and artistic activities to mark the 81st anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day (September 2).
Alongside residents in 34 provinces and cities nationwide, 30,000 people, including officials, workers, members of the armed forces, pupils, and students, took part in the “Moving Forward with Vietnam” walking event in Dong Nai.
The Dong Nai City People's Committee solemnly held the opening ceremony of the 1st Dong Nai City Sports Festival 2026 on the evening of August 28 at the stadium of the Dong Nai City Military Command in Tan Trieu Ward.
Throughout 81 years of construction and development (August 28, 1945–2026), the culture, sports, and tourism (CST) sector has consistently accompanied the nation, continuously affirming its role as the spiritual foundation of society.
From August 24 to 27, a Dong Nai youth delegation led by Nguyen Hieu Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai City Youth Union, is participating in a cultural exchange in Jeonnam-Gwangju City (formerly Jeollanam Province), the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2026.
Experts believe that with coordinated reforms in institutions, technology, human resources and infrastructure, Vietnam can transform its cultural heritage into a powerful engine for innovation, economic growth and national soft power in the new era.
Chess players from Dong Nai City contributed five gold medals to Vietnam's first-place overall team finish at the ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships 2026, held in Singapore.
Alongside history lessons in textbooks, young people are finding more engaging and creative ways to explore Vietnam's history through films, experiential games and journeys of discovery.
In the artistic epic program Dong Nai – Southern spirit, rising with the nation, the story of Dong Nai, with nearly 330 years of formation and development, begins with the very people who have lived, fought, worked, studied, and contributed to building this land.
After nearly 330 years of formation and development, the Bien Hoa - Dong Nai region is identified not only by street and place names recorded in administrative documents, but also by names that exist only in everyday life and have been passed down from one generation to another.
Standing out among more than 2,000 contestants in the 2026 Dong Nai City Reading Culture Ambassador Contest, three outstanding students representing the three school levels were honored and recommended for recognition by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
On the afternoon of August 14, Le Truong Son, Member of the Dong Nai City Party Committee’s Standing Board, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai City People's Committee, Head of the Steering Board for the 2026 Dong Nai City Sports Festival, led a delegation on a site inspection of preparations for the event.
With its vast space and significant potential, Dong Nai has an opportunity to achieve comprehensive socio-economic breakthroughs. However, this reality also poses an urgent challenge to the management and preservation of historical and cultural relics and scenic sites.