Dong Nai opens hot air balloon festival and promotes investment

The festival brings together 50 hot air balloons symbolizing the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

According to the Organizing Committee, this is the largest hot air balloon festival ever in our country with many unique activities, including: hot air balloon flying; experience flying; visiting hot air balloons; flower lantern night with hot air balloons lit up, creating a magical space.

In addition to the main activities, the festival also features paragliding, fabric-winged aircraft, large-sized artistic kite flying, and a brass band performance with the participation of 150 children.

Hot air balloons at the opening ceremony.

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Duong Minh Dung emphasized that the Hot Air Balloon Festival is a unique cultural and tourism event, marking a new development step in the strategy of promoting the image and tourism potential of Dong Nai.

Thereby, contributing to building a unique tourism product brand, creating strong appeal, attracting a large number of people, domestic and international tourists to participate, promoting the image of the tourist destination brand, land, culture and people of Dong Nai :

“This is not only a festival of color, creativity and investment attraction, but also an opportunity for people and tourists to experience soaring moments and admire the beauty from an ideal height,” said Mr. Duong Minh Dung.

Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Duong Minh Dung spoke at the event.

The Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee said that the Hot Air Balloon Festival and Investment Promotion of Dong Nai Province is also an important opportunity for the provincial government to convey many messages to domestic and foreign investors about the image of a Dong Nai province full of potential and investment advantages. From there, it will attract businesses and corporations to continue to invest, expand, develop and accompany Dong Nai Province in the coming time.

In the program, to provide information to investors, leaders of the Department of Finance and the Department of Construction of Dong Nai provided an overview of the investment attraction situation and investment attraction orientation in the area; promoted and sought investors for projects in the fields of traffic infrastructure connection, urban development, social housing, water supply and wastewater treatment.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Thanh Son and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc presented investment certificates and flowers to congratulate investors.

On this occasion, Dong Nai province leaders granted investment certificates for new projects and increased capital for 3 foreign-invested projects licensed in April, with a total capital of more than 150 million USD.

The Organizing Committee awarded the Dong Nai Beautiful Photo Contest 2025.

The organizing committee of the 2025 Dong Nai Beautiful Photo Contest also awarded prizes to authors whose works won high prizes.

Some photos at the opening ceremony of the Hot Air Balloon Festival and Investment Promotion of Dong Nai Province in 2025:

Technicians prepare the balloon for flight.

Tourists take souvenir photos with hot air balloons.

Dong Nai province leaders experience hot air balloon flight.

A hot air balloon flies at the opening ceremony.

Hot air balloons at the opening ceremony.

This is the first time Dong Nai province has organized a hot air balloon festival.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/dong-nai-khai-mac-festival-khinh-khi-cau-va-xuc-tien-dau-tu-post875616.html