(BKTO) – On the evening of May 18, the Dong Nai City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee solemnly held the ceremony to announce the National Assembly’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City, receive the First-Class Labor Order, and organize the artistic epic program “Dong Nai – Southern Spirit, Rising with the Nation.”

General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at the ceremony. Photo: VNA.

Attending the ceremony were Comrade To Lam and many current and former leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; leaders of central commissions, ministries and agencies, localities, diplomatic representatives and armed forces.

From Dong Nai City, attendees included Comrade Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee and Head of the National Assembly Deputies’ Delegation of Dong Nai City, together with current and former local leaders through different periods, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, Labor Heroes in the renewal period, representatives of religious dignitaries and reputable persons among ethnic communities.

Representing the State Audit Office of Vietnam at the event were Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung and Nguyen Duc Tin, Chief Auditor of State Audit Office Region XII.

Comrade Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee and Head of the National Assembly Deputies’ Delegation of Dong Nai City, speaks at the ceremony. Photo: VNA.

At the ceremony, Comrade Phan Chi Hieu, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs, announced National Assembly Resolution No. 30/2026/QH16 on the establishment of Dong Nai on the basis of the entire natural area and population size of the former Dong Nai Province.

Under the Resolution, Dong Nai City has a natural area of 12,737.18 square kilometers and a population of more than 4.49 million people, with 95 commune-level administrative units, including 33 wards and 62 communes. Dong Nai City borders Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong, Tay Ninh and Cambodia.

With its strategic location, Dong Nai now serves as a direct linkage hub between Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands, the South Central Coast and the Mekong Delta. Its transport, industrial, logistics and service infrastructure systems are increasingly being invested in a synchronized and modern manner. In particular, the Long Thanh International Airport project is being accelerated, creating a foundation for Dong Nai to develop into a polycentric and multifunctional urban area with strong spillover effects in the Southern Key Economic Region.

General Secretary and President To Lam presents the National Assembly’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City. Photo: VNA.

At the ceremony, Comrade To Lam presented National Assembly Resolution No. 30/2026/QH16 on the establishment of Dong Nai City to the Standing Board of the Dong Nai City Party Committee.

Also within the framework of the event, Comrade Pham Huy Giang, Head of the Central Emulation and Commendation Board, announced Decision No. 603/QD-CTN dated April 30, 2026 of the State President on awarding the First-Class Labor Order to the Party Committee, authorities and people of Dong Nai City for their outstanding achievements in socio-economic development, contributing to the cause of national construction and defense.

General Secretary and President To Lam presents the First-Class Labor Order to the Party Committee, authorities and people of Dong Nai City. Photo: VNA.

The awarding of the First-Class Labor Order is a recognition by the Party and State of Dong Nai’s outstanding contributions in its process of development and integration. From the land of Tran Bien – Bien Hoa, rich in historical, cultural and revolutionary traditions, Dong Nai has risen to become one of the country’s major centers of industry, trade and services, playing the role of a dynamic growth pole in the Southeast region.

In addition to its outstanding economic achievements, Dong Nai is also a land rich in patriotic tradition, bringing together many distinctive cultural values as well as the compassionate, generous and hospitable qualities of the people of the eastern part of Southern Vietnam. This is considered an important foundation for Dong Nai City to continue striving toward the goal of civilized, modern and sustainable development in the new stage.

The artistic epic program “Dong Nai – Southern Spirit, Rising with the Nation” celebrates the announcement of the National Assembly’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City and the receipt of the First-Class Labor Order. Photo: VNA.

At the ceremony, the artistic epic program Dong Nai – Southern Spirit, Rising with the Nation was staged elaborately, recreating the 328-year journey of formation and development of Dong Nai land from 1698 to 2026. The program opened with an artistic space recreating the early days of Southern land expansion, when Marshal Nguyen Huu Canh entered the region to administer it, established Phuoc Long District, set up Tran Bien garrison, and laid the foundation for affirming sovereignty and developing Dong Nai and Southern Vietnam.

The flow of history continued to be portrayed through the periods of resistance against French colonialists and American imperialists, with many heroic milestones such as the Phu Rieng Do movement, War Zone D, the Dong Xoai victory, the attack on Long Binh Depot, the feats of the Rung Sac Special Forces, and the Road 14 – Phuoc Long victory. Notably, the program devoted significant time to recreating the Xuan Loc victory, a battle of strategic significance that opened the “steel gate” for our forces to advance toward the liberation of Saigon in 1975.

Alongside the historical journey, the artistic epic also portrayed Dong Nai’s appearance in the period of integration and development. From a land facing hardships after the war, Dong Nai has risen to become an important growth pole of the country, a modern center of industry, logistics, services and aviation, and the seventh city of Vietnam.

The program concluded with the image of the Dong Nai River flowing endlessly, carrying the spirit of ancestors blended with today’s aspiration for development. Singer Pham Thu Ha performed the song Đêm thành phố đầy sao by musician Tran Long An as a message of confidence in the future of Dong Nai City in the new era.

Source: https://baokiemtoan.vn/vi/