Create a breakthrough, soon turn Long Thanh into an urban area

Long Thanh Commune Party Committee held the 1st Congress of Delegates, term 2025-2030. Photo by Chi Tai

With the special advantage of being the location of the "super" aviation project, according to comrade Duong Minh Dung, Member of the Provincial Standing Committee, Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council of Long Thanh commune, the strategic vision for Long Thanh is not a normal urban area but a modern "airport city", taking the airport as the core of development, connecting with dynamic axes such as: Ring Road 3 - Ho Chi Minh City, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway...

Comprehensive results across multiple fields

Long Thanh commune was established on the basis of merging 4 administrative units, including Binh Son, Loc An, Long An communes and Long Thanh town, with an area of 130.12 km2 and a population of more than 93 thousand people. Long Thanh has a particularly important geographical location, located in the center of the Southern key economic region, about 40 km east of Ho Chi Minh City center and adjacent to dynamic industrial areas such as Nhon Trach (Dong Nai) and the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau seaport industrial area. This location is not only convenient for transportation but also puts Long Thanh in an important "Southeast urban chain".

Along with that, the commune is concentrating on many large national and provincial projects, including key strategic projects such as: Long Thanh Airport, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, high-speed railway, belt roads connecting with the major economic development center of Ho Chi Minh City...

Looking back at the 2020-2025 term, the Party Committee, government and people of Long Thanh commune can all be proud of the achievements they have made.

Comrade Duong Minh Dung shared: Despite facing many difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, government, army and people of Long Thanh commune have promoted the heroic revolutionary tradition, unique culture and spirit of solidarity, strived to overcome difficulties, and achieved many comprehensive results.

In particular, the targets set out during the term were basically achieved and exceeded, the annual budget revenue exceeded the assigned targets (exceeding from
10-25%); average annual economic growth increased from 10-15%; average income per capita reached 93.5 million VND/year. Along with that, the commune strongly developed in industry, trade - services; well implemented the criteria for advanced new rural areas, 4/4 old communes and towns have model residential areas... These achievements are the foundation and important motivation for Long Thanh to continue to reap achievements in the future.

With special advantages, entering the 2025-2030 term, the entire Party Committee, army and people of Long Thanh commune unanimously demonstrated high political determination, with the goal of promoting the strength of the entire Party Committee, determined to strive, and build Long Thanh commune into a central urban area by 2030.

At the 1st Congress of Long Thanh Commune Party Committee, term 2025-2030, Long Thanh Commune Party Committee clearly identified 3 breakthrough areas. One of them is: Focusing on synchronous investment in traffic infrastructure, social infrastructure in the commune connecting with inter-regional traffic, essential technical infrastructure and digital infrastructure; at the same time developing modern urban areas, commercial - service areas in the area around Long Thanh Airport; creating a breakthrough to soon turn Long Thanh commune into an urban area and develop sustainably.

The Resolution of the 1st Congress of Long Thanh Commune Party Committee, term 2025-2030, sets out a number of targets such as: the average annual growth rate of total product value in the area reaches 14.24%; the total annual state budget revenue reaches and exceeds the assigned estimate; the annual disbursement rate of public investment capital reaches over 95%; the average income per capita in the area by 2030 compared to 2025 increases by 46.93%...

Make the most of your advantages

Attending and directing the 1st Congress of Long Thanh Commune Party Committee, term 2025-2030, Comrade Vu Hong Van, Provincial Party Secretary, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation emphasized: Long Thanh Airport - the largest national infrastructure project in Southeast Asia, is a special advantage. This is not only a traffic project but also a driving force project, creating momentum for socio-economic development of the region and the whole country, a direct development opportunity for Long Thanh commune.

According to the Provincial Party Secretary, the operation of Long Thanh Airport will attract residents and workers, leading to increased demand for housing, services and commerce; this will promote the development of new urban areas, residential areas, ecological and smart urban areas. Along with that, it will attract a series of other large-scale projects such as: high-tech industrial parks, export processing zones, logistics, ancillary services, trade, international finance, strongly attracting domestic and foreign investment. In addition, to connect the airport with neighboring areas and economic centers, a series of transport infrastructure projects will be implemented such as: highways, railways, road bridges, modern public transport systems. These combined advantages have created a solid foundation for Long Thanh to develop in the direction of a modern urban area, becoming a center of trade - services - logistics combined with resort tourism and a strategic investment destination of the Southern key economic region.

The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized: Long Thanh Commune Party Committee must take full advantage of this advantage to focus on leadership and direction to create breakthrough momentum. Proactively plan and attract investment in logistics, trade and high-tech industry, aviation support; create a foundation to attract investment capital, develop the economy quickly and sustainably...

Comrade Duong Minh Dung, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council of Long Thanh commune affirmed: With firm belief in the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee and consensus among the people, the Party Committee of Long Thanh commune is determined to take advantage of opportunities from the Long Thanh International Airport Project to become a driving force for breakthroughs, promote investment, develop urban airports and modern urban and service areas, and form an industrial - service - green urban center on par with the region. The Party Committee of Long Thanh commune is committed to being proactive, creative, daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, striving to make Long Thanh an important gateway, a new growth pole, making important contributions to the development of Dong Nai and the whole country.

According to the Party Secretary of Long Thanh commune, to successfully implement the above goals, Long Thanh commune has set out major orientations, key tasks and key solutions in the period of 2025-2030. In particular, regarding planning and development orientation, the commune completes, updates and synchronizes the general urban planning of Long Thanh in association with the planning of Dong Nai province and the Southern key economic region. Integrates the planning of Long Thanh International Airport with the urban system, industrial parks, commercial service areas, and logistics for synchronous and modern development. Develops a green - smart urban model with identity, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving. At the same time, the strategic vision for Long Thanh is not to develop alone but to become an important link in the "dynamic urban network" of the whole region. Instead of competing, Long Thanh will complement and resonate with other urban poles...

Ho Thao

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202509/tao-dot-pha-dua-long-thanh-som-tro-thanh-do-thi-3160266/