Sonadezi industrial park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Photo: VNA)
The figure was 96.4 per cent of the same period last year but already 118 per cent of the 2025 annual plan. More than 197 hectares of land and 63,000 square metres of factory space were leased.
Foreign direct investment reached USD 2.68 billion, or 84.9 per cent of last year’s level. This included 147 new projects worth USD 1.1 billion and 121 capital increases totalling USD 1.58 billion, up 163 per cent year-on-year.
Domestic investment rose to VND 43.3 trillion (approximately USD 1.72 billion), up 122 per cent from a year earlier. This comprised 78 new projects worth VND 30 trillion (USD 1.19 billion) and 43 adjustments worth VND 13.3 trillion (USD 521 million).
Ba Ria-Vung Tau led with USD 2.47 billion in capital, including USD 1.5 billion in FDI and VND 24.7 trillion (USD 975 million) in domestic funds. Binh Duong followed with USD 1.54 billion, 1.4 times higher than last year, while former HCM City accounted for USD 393.2 million.
HEPZA said Ho Chi Minh City currently hosts more than 5,723 active projects with total registered capital of USD 76.8 billion, including 3,516 FDI projects worth USD 57.37 billion and 2,207 domestic projects worth USD 19.4 billion.
