On the morning of April 17, Nguyen Kim Long, Member of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Standing Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, chaired a working session with Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Southern Power Corporation, and Dong Nai Power Company on power supply in the first quarter and plans for 2026.

As part of activities marking the 28th anniversary of Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities (April 18, 1998 – 2026), on the morning of April 17, a delegation from the Dong Nai Provincial Association for the Support of People with Disabilities, Orphans and Poor Patients visited and presented gifts to disadvantaged individuals at Hoa Hao Social Assistance Facility in Rach Bay Hamlet, Dai Phuoc Commune, Dong Nai Province.

On April 17, in Tam Hiep ward, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations, Red Circle Co., Ltd., and the Rotary Club of Hong Kong jointly organized a ceremony to donate water filters to schools in Dong Nai province.

On April 17, Project Management Board 85 announced that it had issued a plan to conduct acceptance testing and gather feedback on the traffic organization plan. This is to ensure complete legal procedures and meet the deadline for opening to traffic some sections of the main route and several ramps at the Long Thanh interchange under Component Project 2 of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau expressway before April 30, 2026, as required by the Ministry of Construction.

Dong Nai is moving closer to the day it will officially become Vietnam’s seventh centrally governed city.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has issued Resolution No. 237/NQ-UBTVQH16 on the establishment of 10 wards in Dong Nai province.

In the first quarter of 2026, Dong Nai welcomed approximately 1.55 million visitors, generating nearly VND 1.16 trillion in tourism service revenue.

With one of the country’s leading scales in both production and consumption, coupled with abundant plantation timber resources, Dong Nai’s wood industry is positioning itself for a new phase of development over the next five years.

On April 16, at Nam Ha High School (Tran Bien Ward), Dong Nai Newspaper and Radio, Television, in coordination with the provincial Study Promotion Association, organized the 129th “Wings of Dreams” scholarship program. More than VND 236 million was awarded to Tang Hoang Tuyet (Class 12A07), helping her confidently pursue her dream of attending university.

In recent years, Dong Nai has intensified efforts to incubate startups, support the commercialization of products, and organize innovation-driven startup competitions, Techfest events, and science and technology festivals, helping to spread the spirit of innovative entrepreneurship across the community.

In recent years, farmers in Xuan Que commune, Dong Nai province, have gradually transformed their production mindset, shifting from traditional farming to more systematic and sustainable applications of science and technology.

Dong Nai is standing on the threshold of a new phase as it is about to become a centrally governed city. This transformation is not merely a change in administrative designation but an affirmation of a new growth pole, a modern, smart, and liveable metropolis.

On April 15, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 6097/UBND-KTN, urging departments, agencies, and local authorities to step up the implementation of power projects in line with Power Development Plan VIII and its revised version.

On April 16, a delegation from Hong Bang International University, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Vice President of the university, held a working session with the Dong Nai Department of Science and Technology to discuss ways to strengthen research collaboration and propose science and technology tasks. The delegation was received by Nguyen Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of the department.

On April 16, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh signed a decision recognizing Dong Nai province as meeting the criteria of a Grade-I urban area.