Dong Nai prioritizes attraction of high-tech investment projects

In 2025, Dong Nai met and exceeded its investment attraction targets, with foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction reaching over 3.3 billion USD, including 189 newly licensed projects and 189 others for capital increase; domestic investment attraction reached 173 trillion VND, with the majority of capital belonging to the group of newly registered projects.

A corner of Amata Industrial Park, Long Binh Ward, Dong Nai Province.

Most of these foreign investors have advanced technology projects and meet the criteria set by the province. Especially, recently, several development projects in new industries such as semiconductors, optics, metrology, or advanced polymer materials have been invested in Dong Nai, demonstrating the qualitative shift of FDI flows in Dong Nai towards high technology, environmental friendliness, and high value added - fully consistent with the investment attraction criteria the province is setting.

Outstanding results

According to the assessment from the Dong Nai Economic and Industrial Zones Authority (DEIZA), newly attracted projects include those in industries such as: semiconductor industrial manufacturing, components, electrical equipment, textiles, garment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, manufacturing of products from pre-cast metals..., with no projects named in the list of industries with environmental pollution factors or labor-intensive activities; ensuring the advanced technology criteria set by the province. Among them, Japanese investors focus on manufacturing electronic equipment, automation, and high-tech industries in supporting industries. Investors from Singapore often have large-scale projects, modern technology, associated with quality services and manufacturing. The investment projects of Republic of Korea (RoK) focus on manufacturing components, precision mechanics, supporting value chains.

In addition to businesses that have invested or registered investment projects in Dong Nai, the locality also welcomes many business delegations and representatives of foreign agencies in Vietnam to learn about and explore the investment environment in Dong Nai. These include many large businesses and corporations from countries and territories around the world.

As the country with the largest investment capital and number of projects among countries and territories investing in Dong Nai, RoK currently has 458 investment projects in Dong Nai with a total investment capital of over 8.1 billion USD. The RoK investment projects have contributed to creating jobs for over 170 thousand workers, including about 2 thousand foreign employees working in RoK’s businesses.

Dong Nai's goal in the next 5 years is to develop the digital economy, green economy, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy; to lead in the development of aviation economy, high-tech industry, high-tech agriculture, logistics centers, science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Some large-capital RoK’s projects, typical in Dong Nai Industrial Parks, include: Hyosung Group with 4 projects whose total registered investment capital hits over 2.2 billion USD; Changshin Vietnam Co., Ltd. with 4 projects totalling over 380 million USD; Taekwang Vina Industrial Joint Stock Company with 2 projects worth over 313 million USD; Posco VST Co., Ltd. with 1 project and an investment capital of 300 million USD...

Comrades: Huynh Thi Hang (5th from right), Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; Nguyen Thi Hoang (4th from right), Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee congratulate Changshin Vietnam Co., Ltd. on Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day 2025.

Assessing the investment environment in Dong Nai at a working session with provincial leaders in early 2025, Kwon Tae Han, Deputy Consul General of RoK in Ho Chi Minh City, stated: Dong Nai has always been a destination that many RoK businesses want to invest in. Businesses highly appreciate the attention and support from provincial leadership, as well as departments and agencies, for RoK businesses operating in Dong Nai. The Deputy Consul General of South Korea expects that once Long Thanh International Airport becomes operational, it will create momentum for Dong Nai's development, making it a logistics and smart industrial hub in the Southern region.

According to Kwon Tae Han, Vietnam is aiming to become a high-income country. Many important policy decisions have been issued to promote comprehensive development in economic, cultural, and social fields, with special emphasis on digital transformation, technological innovation, creative innovation, sustainable development, private economic development; perfecting and adjusting legal regulations... to meet the requirements of international integration. Kwon Tae Han hopes that Dong Nai will effectively apply these policies and guidelines to create favorable conditions and support for investors, especially FDI businesses. The RoK Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City is always ready to connect exchange and diplomatic activities between Dong Nai and South Korean  businesses.

An attractive destination for investors

With its strategic location, synchronously developed infrastructure, and convenient inter-regional transport connections, Dong Nai province is currently the center of the Southern key economic region with the outstanding advantage of connecting the transportation and logistics infrastructure of the airport - seaport - international border gate system such as: Long Thanh Airport - Phuoc An Port - Hoa Lu International Border Gate. In addition, possessing all 5 types of transportation is also an advantage for Dong Nai province to easily connect domestically and internationally, reduce logistics costs, attract investment, develop industry - trade - services, and increase competitiveness.

As one of the investors from Switzerland, Nestlé Group has been operating in Dong Nai for over 30 years, with a total investment capital currently reaching nearly 1 billion USD. Over the past 30 years, Nestlé Vietnam has been closely associated with and made many contributions to the locality. Especially in import-export field, in 2025, Nestlé Vietnam was the second-largest investor in the entire province in terms of contributing to the state budget. This is also the result of many years of Nestlé Vietnam's efforts.

Binu Jacob, General Director of Nestlé Vietnam, shared: In recent times, Nestlé Vietnam has received enthusiastic support from provincial leaders at all levels. After more than 30 years of operation in Dong Nai, Nestlé Vietnam is proud that the group has located its most modern production plant in Dong Nai. Recently, Nestlé Vietnam faced some challenges in its production and business activities and received attention and coordinated support from provincial leaders; departments and agencies of the province to help the business overcome difficulties.

As one of the first industrial parks formed in Dong Nai by an FDI enterprise, Amata Industrial Park (in Long Binh ward) invested by Amata Group (Thailand) has been established and developed for 30 years. Amata Industrial Park is considered a successful model in Dong Nai as well as in Vietnam when it was selected to participate in the Pilot Project to build a framework model for ecological industrial parks, using a circular economy to establish new standards for future industrial parks in Vietnam.

Amata Group Chairman Vikrom Kromadit said: Amata aims to attract high-quality, innovative investors, especially in artificial intelligence (AI) - the future era. Amata will invest in infrastructure development aligned with the new requirements of such investors. Vikrom Kromadit affirmed: "With a history of 50 years of experience and 35 years of industrial park infrastructure development, Amata currently has a network of 1,600 customers, many of whom have achieved business success after establishing their factories in Amata. I believe these impressive achievements are proof of customer trust when choosing Amata."

Aiming for double-digit growth

To ensure its realization of the double-digit economic growth target in 2026 as planned, especially in implementation of key tasks and solutions to promote production and implement investment projects of businesses operating in industrial parks and economic zones, Pham Viet Phuong, Deputy Head of DEIZA, stated: DEIZA will focus on accelerating the planning of industrial zones to quickly secure land for attracting investors. This ensures synchronous and modern infrastructure, meeting the development needs of businesses within the industrial zones. Concurrently, coordination will be strengthened, and advice will be provided to competent authorities to promote the implementation of established industrial zone infrastructure investment projects, thereby quickly securing land for lease.

Workers produce leather shoes at Changshin Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Thanh Phu Industrial Park, Tan Trieu Ward).

To ensure stable development of businesses' investment, production, and business activities, DEIZA will enhance supervision and guide industrial zone and economic zone infrastructure investors to strictly adhere to approved plans, complete basic infrastructure investments (transportation, water supply, drainage, greenery, fire prevention and fighting, telecommunications, etc.) to ensure quality and best serve existing investors; and create quality to attract investors with high capital value and modern technology.

In particular, the authority will promote propaganda for greening existing industrial zones; advise the Provincial People's Committee on a plan to transform existing industrial zones into green industrial zones, ecological industrial zones, and high-tech zones; prioritize attracting investment in industrial production projects using high technology, new investment projects consistent with the province's sustainable development orientation and green strategy, mainly focusing on large-capital projects, projects in the supporting industry sector; emphasize on-site investment promotion; introduce development potential and advantages, investment attraction policies, and provide information on key projects and areas of the province that need investment capital to potential investors through an in-depth approach.

Additionally, DEIZA will also actively support Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises to connect with FDI enterprises, support FDI enterprises; gradually develop the province's supporting industry; encourage enterprises in industrial zones and economic zones to apply new technologies, innovate, and undergo digital transformation to enhance production efficiency and competitiveness; effectively implement the province's administrative reform plan, ensuring efficient and smooth administrative procedures, without causing interruptions in resolving administrative procedures for businesses, contributing to the early implementation, expansion, and capacity increase of projects... to achieve overall development goals.

The Resolution of the 1st Dong Nai Provincial Party Congress, 2025-2030 term, clearly stated the province's overall goal for the next 5 years regarding economic development. Accordingly, the Dong Nai Provincial Party Organization must ensure the comprehensive transparency and strength of the Party Organization and the political system; promote the strength of national unity, pioneering spirit, creativity, and aspiration for development; as well as mobilize, allocate, exploit, and effectively use all resources.

Speaking at meetings with ambassadors and consuls general of foreign countries in Vietnam, Nguyen Kim Long, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, assessed: Dong Nai currently has the 4th largest economy in the country. The province's economic growth in 2025 is among the top in the country. Dong Nai has a rapidly developing infrastructure system with 5 modes of transportation. Currently, the province has many FDI enterprises with investment and development needs in the area.

To maintain these achievements, Dong Nai has planned 83 industrial zones. The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: In the current and future stages, Dong Nai will promote investment, creating the best possible conditions for investors in the province, ensuring issues of financial capacity, modern, clean, and environmentally friendly technology...

By Ngoc Lien – Translated by Mai Nga, Thu Ha