Dong Nai’s FDI attraction exceeds 2025 target

As of November 24, 2025, the Dong Nai Economic and Industrial Zones Authority of Dong Nai Province had issued new certificates of investment registration and capital increases for 320 FDI projects operating in local IPs and EZs. The total foreign investment capital attracted in nearly the first 11 months of 2025 reached almost USD 2.5 billion.

Comrade Huynh Thi Hang (front row, second right), Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai Province, and Comrade Nguyen Thi Hoang (front row, second left), Provincial Party Committee Member and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee, visit the production plant of Changshin Vietnam Co., Ltd. (a Korean enterprise) at Thanh Phu Industrial Park, Tan Trieu Ward, Dong Nai Province. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Among the FDI projects granted investment registration certificates in the first 11 months of 2025, 148 were newly registered, with a total capital of over USD 1 billion. Meanwhile, 172 projects received approvals for capital increases, adding more than USD 1.4 billion. With these results, Dong Nai remains one of the top localities nationwide in attracting FDI.

Increasing Number of High-Quality FDI Projects

With nearly USD 2.5 billion in newly attracted capital, Dong Nai has achieved 132% of its 2025 FDI target (about USD 1.9 billion).

According to the assessment by the Management Board of IPs and EZs, in 2025, the board will continue to pursue the guideline of attracting large-scale investment projects that utilize advanced technology, employ skilled labor, and operate in supporting industries. At the same time, projects that rely heavily on unskilled labor, are small in scale, use outdated technology, or pose environmental risks will remain restricted, ensuring consistency with the province’s investment orientation.

Currently, investors from 51 countries and territories are operating more than 2,200 projects in Dong Nai, with a total registered capital exceeding USD 42 billion.

Several newly licensed major projects include: Mapletree Logistics Park Tam An 1, which belongs to Saffron Logistics Asset Holdings Pte. Ltd. (a Singapore enterprise), at Tam An Industrial Cluster, with registered capital of USD 101.1 million; project of Quest Composite Technology Vietnam Co., Ltd. (a Cayman Islands enterprise) at Nhon Trach IV IP, with total investment of nearly USD 40 million; project of Midwest Pets Vietnam Co., Ltd. (a Singapore enterprise), at Becamex–Binh Phuoc IP, with registered capital of USD 27.8 million; project of Pingfu Home Products Co., Ltd. (a USA enterprise), which increased capital by USD 37.6 million, raising total investment to USD 80 million, at Minh Hung–Sikico IP; Hayat Kimya Vietnam Co., Ltd. (a Netherlands enterprise), which raised capital by USD 29.4 million, bringing the total investment to USD 158 million, at Becamex–Binh Phuoc IP.

Alongside impressive FDI attraction, project investment disbursement has also been implemented and progressed well. By mid-November 2025, FDI disbursement in Dong Nai’s IPs and EZs reached over USD 1.6 billion, surpassing the year’s planned benchmark for achieving double-digit economic growth of USD 1.5 billion of the Management Board of IPs and EZs.

Leading investors by number of projects and total capital in Dong Nai IPs and EZs include South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Efforts to attract FDI

Dong Nai is prioritizing the development of industry as a pillar of its economy. By 2030, its IPs are expected to transform into modern, eco-friendly manufacturing hubs, consistent with national targets outlined in Decisions No. 586/QD-TTg (July 3, 2024) and No. 1259/QD-TTg (October 24, 2024), which are currently being reviewed and adjusted to reflect new conditions.

Japanese enterprises explore supporting-industry products at the 2025 Vietnam–Japan Trade Conference.

Sharing her views on Dong Nai’s potential, Kawasaki Minako, Deputy Head of the Representative Office of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City, said the province has entered a new administrative phase following the recent merger. This restructuring expands the province’s network of infrastructure and industrial development foundation, promising significant momentum for the Southern Key Economic Region.

Minako emphasized that the strengths Dong Nai has accumulated over many years, such as its industrial ecosystem, labor supply capacity, and favorable investment environment, present opportunities for the province to further unlock new potential in its renewed development landscape. Japanese businesses are placing high expectations on the prospects of this expansive region. JETRO will also continue to support Dong Nai in its development as a key industrial hub in Southern Vietnam.

Dong Nai province is ready to coordinate and share information on cooperation and investment opportunities. The province hopes to receive support and connections to build an effective and sustainable friendship and cooperation relationship with other countries and territories in the future.

Comrade VO TAN DUC, Deputy Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee

During meetings with foreign ambassadors, consuls general, and business delegations visiting Dong Nai to explore the local investment environment, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vo Tan Duc emphasized that the province’s leadership is firmly committed to accompanying all investors coming to Dong Nai. He affirmed that Dong Nai always welcomes international investors and creates the most favorable conditions, particularly for partners with strengths in high technology, energy, logistics, innovative urban development, finance, banking, and education and training.

Deputy Secretary Vo Tan Duc also expressed hope that these visits and working sessions would pave the way for more substantive exchanges and open up new directions for concrete and practical cooperation with Dong Nai.

By Ngoc Lien – Translated by Thuy Trang, Minho