President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) works with Dong Nai provincial leaders on August 2, 2022. (Photo: VNA)

At a working session with provincial leaders on Tuesday, President Phuc stressed the important role played by Dong Nai and some localities in the southern key economic region in national development.

Dong Nai was one of the first two provinces nationwide that completed new-style rural area building in 2019, he said.

The President also pointed out challenges to President asks Dong Nai to change mindset Nai regarding growth sustainability, infrastructure, investment environment, urbanisation and human resources.

According to a report presented at the working session, Dong Nai has attracted 1,500 foreign-invested projects worth nearly 13 billion USD. It is among the six biggest contributors to the central budget.