Dong Nai Attracts More Than $2.5 Billion in FDI in First 10 Months
Dong Nai attracted more than $2.5 billion in foreign direct investment in the first 10 months of 2026. It plans to expand industrial parks to address a shortage of leasable land and hopes its airport and proposed free trade zone will help attract more high-tech projects in 2027.
In the first 10 months of 2026, Dong Nai attracted more than $2.5 billion in foreign direct investment. The locality has 89 planned industrial parks covering nearly 43,400 hectares, of which 44 are operating. Dong Nai is advancing new parks to increase the industrial land available for handover to investors and has identified 2027 as a key year for accelerating investment attraction.
Dong Nai attracted more than $2.5 billion in foreign direct investment in the first 10 months of 2026. File photo.（VietVance）
The supply of industrial land remains a constraint on new projects. Phạm Việt Phương, an official with the agency managing industrial parks and economic zones, said some long-established parks have high occupancy rates and little serviced land left available. Large manufacturing projects also have specific requirements for site area, transport links, electricity, water supply and environmental facilities. The locality plans to identify plots that can be handed over and address issues with investment procedures.
Dong Nai plans to advance the first phases of the Bàu Cạn - Tân Hiệp and Xuân Quế - Sông Nhạn industrial parks, each covering about 1,000 hectares. The new parks still need to complete planning, land acquisition, site clearance and infrastructure construction before land can be leased. The locality intends to prioritize semiconductor, data center, automation, logistics and green manufacturing projects.
Transport and plans for a new economic zone are also priorities for attracting investment. The locality proposes an 8,100-hectare free trade zone, with a first phase expected to cover about 3,700 hectares and an estimated budget of about $16 billion. The proposal includes areas for production, logistics, finance, commerce and services, as well as innovation and the digital economy, with connections to Long Thành International Airport and Phước An Port. These plans remain at the proposal or construction stage, and their effect on investment attraction will depend on implementation.
Source: VietVance
