Ceremony announcing NA’s Resolution on establishment of Dong Nai City

On the evening of May 18, the Dong Nai City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee  organized the Ceremony to announce the National Assembly (NA)'s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City.

The ceremony was attended by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, President the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam. Also attending the event were former Politburo members: former State Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former standing member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh. Current and former Politburo, PCC’s Secretariat and PCC members, incumbent and former leaders of the Party, the State, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front; representatives of central agencies, sectors, ministries, provinces and cities nationwide; diplomatic missions in Ho Chi Minh City, representatives of leaders of provinces in the Kingdom of Cambodia also took part in the ceremony.

Representing Dong Nai City were Member of the PCC, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Dong Nai City Delegation of National Assembly’s Deputies Vu Hong Van, along with current and former city leaders, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, Labor Heroes in the renewal period, the 16th NA deputies of Dong Nai City delegation, leaders of departments and agencies, religious dignitaries, and reputable ethnic community representatives.

Delegates attend the Ceremony announcing the NA’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Party General Secretary, State President To Lam and delegates attend the Ceremony announcing the NA’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Party General Secretary, State President To Lam presents NA’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City to the leaders of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Party General Secretary, State President To Lam presents the First Class Labor Order to the Party Committee, government, and people of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Party General Secretary, State President To Lam speaks at the Ceremony announcing the NA's Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Member of the PCC, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Dong Nai City Delegation of NA’s Deputies Vu Hong Van presents flowers to Party General Secretary, State President To Lam at the Ceremony announcing the NA's Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Member of the PCC, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Dong Nai City Delegation of NA’s Deputies Vu Hong Van speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Cong Nghia

The artistic program is elaborately staged on a grand scale, recreating the 328-year journey of formation and development of Dong Nai land from 1698 to 2026. Photo: Cong Nghia

The artistic performances vividly depict the periods of struggle against French colonialism and American imperialism, highlighting heroic milestones leading to national reunification. Photo: Cong Nghia

From a land full of hardships after the war, Dong Nai has risen to become one of the country’s key growth engines, a modern center for industry, logistics, services, and aviation, and now the seventh city of Vietnam. Photo: Cong Nghia

Fireworks displays celebrate the Ceremony announcing the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: Cong Nghia

Member of the PCC, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Dong Nai City Delegation of NA’s Deputies Vu Hong Van poses for a commemorative photo with Dong Nai children. Photo: Cong Nghia.

Members of the Standing Board of the Dong Nai City Party Committee pose for a commemorative photo with children. Photo: Cong Nghia

By Pham Tung, Cong Nghia -Translated by Mai Nga, Thu Ha