Developing industrial parks to attract investment

At the end of April 2026, Dong Nai officially commenced construction of the Long Duc 3 Industrial Park Project in Binh An Commune, with a total area of 244 hectares and total investment capital of approximately VND1.8 trillion. This is one of three industrial park projects scheduled to start construction in the first months of 2026 in order to supplement land fund for industrial development.

Workers during working hours at Sheng Bang Metal Co., Ltd. in Song May Industrial Park, Binh Minh Commune. Photo: Ngoc Lien

At the same time, city leaders decisively directed departments, agencies and localities to focus on resolving obstacles and quickly completing procedures to commence construction of two other projects: Bau Can - Tan Hiep Industrial Park (Phase 1) in Phuoc Thai and Long Phuoc communes, and Xuan Que - Song Nhan Industrial Park (Phase 1) in Xuan Que Commune. These projects have a combined area of around 2,000 hectares and total estimated investment capital of nearly VND10 trillion. This will help Dong Nai City “quench its thirst” for land, expand industrial development space, attract investment, promote growth and accelerate economic restructuring during the 2026-2030 period.

Expanding land fund for investment attraction

With advantages in transport infrastructure, especially as Long Thanh International Airport is expected to become operational in the near future, developing industrial parks in areas surrounding the airport has become a strategic priority.

In addition to the three industrial parks that have been and are being actively accelerated for groundbreaking as mentioned above, Dong Nai City also has other new industrial parks with large available land funds for lease, such as Long Thanh High-Tech Industrial Park and Phuoc An Industrial Park. In particular, industrial parks in the northern part of the city still have substantial potential to attract large-scale projects.

A typical example is the Long Duc 3 Industrial Park Project, which attracted the attention of more than 50 investors immediately upon groundbreaking. The project is expected to attract total investment capital of around USD3.5 billion.

Hashimoto Masakazu, Director of the Aviation and Transport Infrastructure Division of Sojitz Group, the investor of Long Duc 3 Industrial Park, said:

“Long Duc 3 Industrial Park possesses strategic connectivity advantages to Long Thanh Airport and key seaports, promising to become an internationally scaled manufacturing and logistics hub. We are committed to accompanying Dong Nai City in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and upgrading the global supply chain, while maximizing the combined strengths of manufacturing, logistics and human resources to create new industrial centers for Dong Nai and the region”.

According to Pham Viet Phuong, Deputy Head in charge of  the Dong Nai City Economic and Industrial Zones Authority, the new industrial parks not only help solve the prolonged shortage of clean land but also create room for sustainable growth, improve the quality of FDI inflows and shift the labor structure toward high-tech industries in Dong Nai City in the coming period.

With the goal of becoming a high-tech industrial and modern logistics center of the Southern Key Economic Region, in 2026 and the coming years, Dong Nai aims to develop a modern, green and smart industrial park system, contributing to enhancing the city’s competitiveness and sustainable development.

A strategic destination for investors

Dong Nai City is gradually becoming the center of the Southern Key Economic Region, with outstanding advantages in transport infrastructure and logistics connectivity. Possessing all five modes of transportation provides the city with a major advantage in connecting domestically and internationally for investors coming to Dong Nai.

Alongside these advantages is the orientation to develop industrial parks in a green, modern and sustainable direction associated with science and technology application, innovation, digital transformation and the circular economy. In addition, existing industrial parks and economic zones already have complete, high-quality and synchronized infrastructure systems connected with external infrastructure. Dong Nai has created and continues to create a transparent investment environment, strongly reforming administrative procedures while remaining ready to receive and promptly resolve difficulties for investors and enterprises.

In the first four months of 2026, Dong Nai City achieved impressive investment attraction results. Specifically, domestic investment capital exceeded VND17.8 trillion, while foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows surpassed USD1.2 billion.

Jung Jung Tae, Consul General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh City, commented that Dong Nai will play the role of a connectivity center for the entire Southeast Asian region and is expected to make strong breakthroughs to become a major industrial and logistics hub.

“For many years, Dong Nai has served as an optimal base attracting numerous Korean enterprises to invest. Dong Nai has created a highly favorable environment to maximize synergies among Korean businesses”, he said.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Long Duc 3 Industrial Park Project, Furudate Seiki, Deputy Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, stated that Dong Nai has been a destination for Japanese enterprises since Vietnam first began its renewal process, and adopted an open-door policy to attract FDI investors.

Over the past 30 years, Japanese enterprises, with their long-term investment and operational experience in Vietnam, have become familiar with Vietnam’s policies and mechanisms, making implementation of regulations relatively easy.

“In particular, in Dong Nai, thanks to the attention and support from city leaders, project implementation has been favorable”, Furudate Seiki said.

He also expressed hope that in the coming time, Dong Nai will continue actively supporting Japanese enterprises in developing their investment, production and business activities in the locality.

By Ngoc Lien - Translated by Diec Quyen, Thu Ha