The architectural design concept of Cat Lai Bridge blends the gentle curves of the Dong Nai River with the vigorous vitality of industrial crops and fruit trees characteristic of Dong Nai province, reflecting the dynamism, modernity, and strong upward momentum of development.

Entering 2026, Dong Nai carries a confident mindset as a locality endowed with a newly expanded development space and a wide range of impressive, comprehensive achievements in socio-economic development recorded in 2025.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, on the afternoon of January 29, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Ut led a working delegation representing the Provincial Party Committee (PPC), the People’s Council, the People’s Committee and the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee to visit, present gifts and extend Tet greetings to Vietnamese heroic mother across the province.

On January 28, the Dong Nai Department of Industry and Trade held a conference to roll out tasks for the sector in 2026. The event was held both in person and online, connecting to communes and wards across the province.

On January 28th, branches of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) in Dong Nai province held a signing ceremony for an inter-sectoral agreement between Agribank branches in the province and the Dong Nai Provincial Farmers' Association and the Provincial Women's Union on credit policy for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, in line with Government Decree No. 55/2015/ND-CP and Decree No. 156/2025/ND-CP on credit policies for agricultural and rural development.

On January 26, according to the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued a decision approving the appraisal result of the environmental impact assessment report for the Long Duc 3 Industrial Park Infrastructure Business and Construction Investment Project, Dong Nai province.

The 14th National Party Congress was successfully held in the capital city of Ha Noi, raising high expectations for renewal and for creating new momentum and strength for the country to achieve rapid and sustainable development, and to successfully realize the goal of building a wealthy and prosperous nation.

With the goal of striving to achieve double-digit economic growth in 2026 and the following years, each locality and the entire country as a whole are required to make extraordinary efforts.

A series of strategic infrastructure projects are simultaneously entering the completion phase, while newly launched inter-regional bridge projects are also underway, promising to “activate” the province's real estate market.

Thong Nhat Bridge, the most critical component of the Bien Hoa Central Axis Road Project, has begun asphalt concrete paving on the bridge deck.

On January 22, Central Retail Vietnam Group officially inaugurated and put into service the GO! Dong Nai shopping mall in Long Hung ward, Dong Nai province.

Not only a major industrial hub of the Southern region, Dong Nai province is also known for many distinctive products.

Guiding us through the Phu Hoi tea garden on a mild sunny morning, Nguyen Huy Sang, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Nhon Trach commune and Chairman of the communal Farmers’ Association, cheerfully said: “This garden has tea trees that are several decades old, and some are even over a hundred years old. In the past, tea growing area was fragmented and market outlets were unstable. Now it is different; the tea-growing area has expanded; people have jobs and earn more stable incomes…”

The financial sector is focusing on strengthening macroeconomic foundations and creating more room for rapid and sustainable growth, making an important contribution to the realization of socio-economic development goals.

Dong Nai province currently has about 23,000 hectares of durian cultivation. This “billion-dong-per-hectare” crop is now filling orchards and farms with its distinctive fragrance.