On April 29, information from the National Assembly Office said that Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed and issued Resolution No. 252 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the establishment of the People's Court and the People's Procuracy of Dong Nai City.
This Resolution takes effect from April 30, 2026.
The National Assembly Standing Committee decided to establish the People's Court of Dong Nai City on the basis of inheriting the People's Court of Dong Nai province; and at the same time establish the People's Procuracy of Dong Nai City on the basis of inheriting the People's Procuracy of Dong Nai province.
The National Assembly Standing Committee assigned the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy to guide the arrangement of the organizational structure, decisions on staffing, the number of judges, prosecutors, other civil servants, employees of the People's Court and the People's Procuracy of Dong Nai city and other contents under their authority.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also signed and promulgated Resolution No. 30/2026 of the National Assembly on the establishment of Dong Nai city.
The Resolution takes effect from April 30, 2026.
The National Assembly decided to establish Dong Nai city on the basis of the entire natural area and population size of Dong Nai province. Dong Nai city borders Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong province, Tay Ninh province and the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The National Assembly assigns the Government, People's Council, People's Committee of Dong Nai province (People's Council, People's Committee of Dong Nai city from the date this Resolution takes effect) and relevant agencies and organizations to arrange and consolidate the organizational structure of agencies and organizations in the locality according to regulations; stabilize the lives of local people, ensure the requirements of socio-economic development, national defense and security in the area.
Agencies, organizations, and units with names associated with the place name of Dong Nai province are renamed to operate under the name of Dong Nai city from the date this Resolution takes effect.
Documents and papers that have been issued and issued by competent agencies and titles before this Resolution takes effect but have not expired or have not expired their validity period, shall continue to be applied and used according to the provisions of law until the expiration period or are amended, supplemented, replaced, abolished, canceled, and revoked by competent agencies and people.
Also from the date this Resolution takes effect, in addition to regimes and policies for centrally-run cities, specific mechanisms, regimes, and policies for Dong Nai province will continue to be implemented in Dong Nai city until the end of the application period or until a decision from a competent authority is issued.
Thus, from April 30, the whole country has 7 centrally-run cities including: Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Hue, Can Tho and Dong Nai.
