CELEBRATE THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUGUST REVOLUTION AND NATIONAL DAY 2-9 Maintaining the top position in the country in attracting FDI

Dong Nai province currently has 81 industrial parks (IPs) and 63 industrial clusters (ICs) planned with a total area of ​​over 42 thousand hectares, of which 59 IPs and 17 ICs have been established and leased over 8.7 thousand hectares. After more than 35 years of "opening up" to welcome investment capital, Dong Nai is now one of the industrial centers of the country.

Modern production line at Vietnam Precision Joint Stock Company (Ho Nai Industrial Park, Ho Nai Ward, Dong Nai Province). Photo: Ngoc Lien

With the achievement of attracting nearly 2,200 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, the total registered investment capital is over 41.4 billion USD from 51 countries and territories, it shows that in the journey of development and attracting FDI in recent years, Dong Nai has achieved impressive results, becoming a locality in the top of the country in attracting FDI.

Bright spot in attracting FDI from the first days of "opening up"

According to the assessment of investors as well as foreign representative agencies in Vietnam and economic experts, Dong Nai is still a bright spot in attracting FDI with a favorable location, traffic infrastructure as well as other public infrastructures that are planned and invested in strongly. FDI enterprises have made great contributions to the socio-economic development of the province as well as the whole country, including many large corporations in the world with factories in Dong Nai such as: Lixil, SMC Manufacturing, Coherent, CP, Nestlé...

Notably, many businesses have invested for decades and are still developing in Dong Nai such as: Amata, CP of Thailand; Nestlé of Switzerland; Coherent, Cargill of the United States; Hyosung of Korea... investing in projects that are increasingly in line with the province's priority orientation for attracting investment.

Amata Group is one of the first FDI investors investing in the industrial park infrastructure sector in Dong Nai, which is Amata Industrial Park (Long Binh Ward). Up to now, the land area for lease at Amata Industrial Park has been filled, Amata Group is continuing to implement the Amata Long Thanh High-Tech Industrial Park Project in An Phuoc Commune, Dong Nai Province to attract high-tech and advanced technology projects.

Speaking at the 30th Anniversary of Amata Group's investment in Dong Nai on February 21, 2025, Amata Group Chairman Vikrom Kromadit said: After 30 years of presence in Vietnam, Amata has built its own brand, attracted many domestic and foreign investors, and developed throughout strategic economic zones spanning the three regions of North - Central - South of Vietnam. Amata Group hopes to bring to Vietnam smart industrial urban models.

The Chairman of Amata Group affirmed: The future of Amata Group in Vietnam is to continue to invest, expand the scale of operations even more, and strive to achieve many successes in the future. Amata is committed to building projects according to the model of zero emissions, zero wastewater, zero waste.

Continue to accompany and support FDI enterprises

According to statistics from the Management Board of Industrial Parks and Economic Zones of Dong Nai province, in the first 7 months of 2025, the province granted investment registration certificates to 198 FDI projects investing in industrial parks and economic zones of the province, including 85 newly granted projects with a total investment capital of over 605 million USD; approved capital increase adjustments for 103 projects with a total capital increase of over 943 million USD. The total newly granted and adjusted investment capital in industrial parks and economic zones is currently over 1.5 billion USD, reaching over 82% of the set annual plan.

Up to now, Dong Nai is ranked 4th in the country in attracting FDI. With the advantage of having a synchronously developed transport infrastructure in all 5 modes including: road, air, rail, sea and inland waterway, Dong Nai is also promoting investment attraction, developing infrastructure of industrial parks and economic zones in the province, at the same time connecting with the Long Thanh International Airport Project, creating convenience in travel, transactions and transportation of goods.

Sharing his perspective on his first visit to Dong Nai, Deputy Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Ho Chi Minh City Kwon Tae Han commented: Dong Nai has an important position in the Southern key economic region. In the near future, when Long Thanh International Airport comes into operation, Dong Nai will continue to hold an important position, while increasing its attractiveness to investors when the transportation system is synchronously connected, promoting investment attraction and development.

Receiving and working with enterprises and foreign representative agencies in Vietnam when coming to learn about the investment environment in Dong Nai, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc affirmed: Dong Nai province is committed to accompanying and creating favorable conditions for FDI investors to invest in Dong Nai. Dong Nai prioritizes attracting high-tech, advanced, environmentally friendly and less labor-intensive projects, aiming for sustainable, effective and long-term development goals.

According to Mr. Kwon Tae Han, Korean enterprises are investing quite a lot in Dong Nai, making significant contributions to the province's socio-economic development. He hopes that in the near future, Dong Nai province will provide more support to Korean enterprises in particular and other FDI enterprises investing in Dong Nai in general. Currently, Vietnam is implementing very important resolutions of the Party related to innovation, science and technology development, investment attraction as well as promoting private economic development to perfect institutions and legal regulations to promote foreign investment attraction. Hopefully, the efforts of the Vietnamese Government will promote the development and investment of FDI enterprises in Dong Nai, including Korea.

To continue to become an attractive destination for FDI investors, the Deputy Consul General of Korea in Ho Chi Minh City hopes that Dong Nai province will actively disseminate new policies, regulations, as well as conditions to promote investment so that businesses can understand and invest in the right direction. In addition, Dong Nai province needs to further enhance the proactive exchange and dissemination of State policies and laws, which is very important for FDI enterprises...

Ngoc Lien

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