As part of its development strategy, Dong Nai City has mapped out ambitious medium- and long-term development goals as it seeks to become not only a major urban center in Vietnam's Southeast region but also a modern, smart city with a distinctive identity, strong international competitiveness and a strategic role in the country's development strategy in the new phase. By 2045, Dong Nai aims to become a modern aviation hub for the Asia-Pacific region, a center for knowledge and technology, with a high Human Development Index (HDI), modern urban governance, a civilized society and the achievement of net-zero emissions. The city's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is projected to reach approximately US$184 billion. Looking further ahead to 2065, Dong Nai envisions becoming a globally connected city and one of the world's leading airport cities in terms of quality of life and happiness, with a projected GRDP of US$920 billion. To realize this vision, the Dong Nai City Party Committee’s Executive Board issued Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU on May 1, 2026, launching a special 500-day-and-night emulation campaign under the theme: “Solidarity – Discipline – Efficiency – Breakthroughs for a civilized and modern Dong Nai.” The resolution serves as a guiding framework for departments, agencies and local authorities in formulating and implementing concrete tasks and solutions across all sectors, thereby contributing to socio-economic development, national defense and security, and sustaining double-digit economic growth in 2026 and the years ahead. According to economists, Dong Nai's breakthrough in socio-economic development will depend largely on how effectively it leverages the strategic role of Long Thanh International Airport and the surrounding airport city. As the region's primary growth engine, the airport is expected to reshape the area's economic structure while creating opportunities to develop an airport-city ecosystem through investment in free trade zones, logistics hubs, next-generation aviation