Dong Nai province after merging Dong Nai (formerly) and Binh Phuoc (formerly) has the strength of Long Thanh airport, and also has a 258.939 km border adjacent to the provinces of Cambodia. Reporter of Lao Dong newspaper interviewed Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province Ha Anh Dung about the program to build inter-level schools for 8 border communes in the area.
Sir, what outstanding characteristics does the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province have at present?
- Mr. Ha Anh Dung: The current Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province is a merger of the former Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province and 5 political organizations, including: Youth Union, Women's Union, Farmers' Association, Veterans' Association, Labor Federation.
Currently, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee includes: The Chairman is the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; The Standing Vice Chairman is a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. Among the Vice Chairmen, there are 5 Vice Chairmen who are also heads of 5 political organizations. This operating model will continue to be maintained in the new term to demonstrate consistency and synchronization in all activities according to the motto: " unified action, smooth sideways".
Notably, Dong Nai province after the merger now has Phuoc An port, Long Thanh international airport, expressways that have been and are being implemented such as: Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway, Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, Ring Road 4, Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway expansion, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway, Dau Giay - Tan Phu expressway, Tan Phu - Bao Loc expressway. In the future, Dong Nai province will have high-speed railway lines, Metro and Dong Nai lines will have 258.939km long border routes adjacent to Cambodian provinces.
In the coming time, how will the front's activities be implemented to achieve efficiency?
- One of the biggest requirements of the front is the task of implementing Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo well, strongly applying information technology to the action program.
The Provincial Front will continue to focus on directing the effective implementation of the "Digital Front" platform built by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Digital front will be an order from the heart for the front to operate as a close-know-it-all, close-know-it-all and grasp information... build information channels, through social networks to connect the voices of the people and voters to the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee.
At the same time, to operate more effectively, the front as well as political organizations will focus on residential areas, reduce formal activities, competitions... bring movements to residential areas to spread effective activities.
The role of the front is in model movements such as: Border marker protection model, model of joining hands with the border guards to keep the border stable, model of connecting residential areas on the border, model of keeping border markers bright and beautiful... of mass organizations.
The linkage between localities in the province has the potential to support 8 border communes.
Can you provide more information about the activities of the front when Dong Nai province has a new 258.939km border adjacent to the Cambodian provinces?
- The responsibility of the provincial front in the coming term is the central role. In December 2025, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of the province will direct specialized departments to connect and connect localities in Dong Nai province with the potential to support 8 border communes, 16 border posts, and 23 militia and self-defense checkpoints to help border units stabilize and develop.
The Front will also join the province in the program of Building inter-level schools for 8 border communes, each school will build a school of about 5 hectares to serve the children of people living in the border area, with a comprehensive training environment.
Dong Nai province has a workforce of about 720,000 union members
The new Dong Nai province was formed after merging the old Binh Phuoc province and the old Dong Nai province, with an area of 12,737.18km2, a population of 4,491,408 people, including 95 communes and wards, with 25 recognized religious organizations; diverse ethnic minority groups (the old Binh Phuoc has 40 ethnic minorities, the old Dong Nai has 37 ethnic minorities). The province has 81 industrial parks, mainly in the old Dong Nai province; has 258.939km bordering the Cambodian border.
The workforce with about 720,000 union members present in most key industries and fields directly creates a large part of the industrial production value and makes an important contribution to the provincial budget. The farming force has over 418,500 households, of which over 195,000 members, playing a subjective role in agricultural development, strongly shifting from agricultural production thinking to agricultural economy, focusing on high-tech agriculture, ecological agriculture, agricultural economic ecosystem; Youth with over 400,000 union members, members; Women with about 790,000 people; Veterans have about 58,600 members...
