Shifting away from an exclusive focus on infectious disease prevention, the Law on Disease Prevention has expanded its scope to encompass disease prevention more broadly, including non-communicable diseases such as cancer and mental health disorders, the strengthening of school health services, and improved nutrition.

“If the program ‘Wings of Dreams’ by Dong Nai Newspaper, Radio and Television (DNNRTV), the provincial Study Promotion Fund, and benefactors had not come, I do not know where my educational journey and my life would have gone. The program not only offers material support, but also serves as an invaluable source of spiritual strength, warming my sibling and me during the coldest and loneliest days. I promise to study very hard so as not to betray the kindness of everyone,” said Nong Van Nam, his tears falling continuously from emotion, at the scholarship connection program “Wings of Dreams” held on December 21.

In the final days of 2025, the atmosphere at industrial zones and enterprises across Dong Nai province has become bustling with a series of contests and cultural and sports activities for workers. These are also activities celebrating the Dong Nai province Trade Union Congress for the 2025-2030 term.

In recent years, workshops have become an increasingly familiar activity among young people and within Youth Union and Youth Federation programs. According to Nguyen Tran Phuong Ha, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, workshops are no longer limited to one-way knowledge-sharing sessions; instead, they provide open spaces where young people can explore, engage in dialogue, and express themselves.

On December 18, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee held a conference to review the national programme on strengthening cooperation and mobilising foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) aid for the 2019–2025 period.

Occupational accidents can debilitate workers, diminish their ability to work, and even result in fatalities. As such, ensuring occupational safety and health (OSH) remains a top priority, receiving active attention and collaboration from organizations and enterprises.

Health insurance (HI) is one of the key pillars of the social security policy system and has consistently received close attention and direction from the Party and the State, with coordinated implementation nationwide. In Dong Nai, efforts to expand HI coverage continue to be translated into practical policies targeting vulnerable groups in society.

On the morning of December 18, at the Dong Nai Children’s House (Tran Bien ward), the Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Science and Technology to organize the second Robotics Competition and STEM Festival 2025 (Cluster 1).

The rapid development of science, technology, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence (AI) is placing increasingly high demands on students. Beyond solid professional knowledge, students are now required to possess scientific thinking, research capabilities, innovative capacity, effective use of digital technologies and AI, and the ability to adapt flexibly to the rapidly changing realities of practice.

On the afternoon of December 16, 150 students from the Faculty of Creative Communication of Nguyen Tat Thanh University (Ho Chi Minh City) visited and participated in a practical learning trip at Dong Nai Newspaper and Radio, Television.

After watching the courageous victory of U22 Vietnam over host U22 Thailand in the SEA Games 33 football final, in Binh Phuoc ward, Dong Xoai and surrounding areas, fans poured into the streets to celebrate the extremely dramatic victory of coach Kim Sang-sik’s team.

On December 16, the Standing Committee of the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics in Dong Nai province held a conference to summarize the Patriotic Emulation movement among Catholic community in the province and a Christmas gathering for 2025.

During the period 2023-2025, many grassroots trade unions in enterprises in Dong Nai province not only served as shining examples in building strong organizations but also played a solid "bridge" role, contributing to harmonizing interests and building a fair, humane, and efficient working environment.

The 1st Congress of the Dong Nai Union of Science and Technology Associations for the 2025–2030 term was held at a time when the province has recently completed its administrative merger and is entering a new stage of development full of expectations. The event not only marks an important milestone for the province’s scientific and technological workforce but also highlights the urgent need for organizational innovation, new operational approaches, and a stronger role for the Union within the province’s knowledge ecosystem.

Local Literature Education (LLE) is a compulsory component of the 2018 General Education Program, with 35 periods allocated per school year. Although the framework is centrally designed, each province or centrally governed city is responsible for developing its own LLE materials. As a result, following administrative mergers, the newly formed provinces and cities must reconstruct appropriate LLE content.