After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City changed its orientation to attract investment in industrial parks.

After the merger, industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City will shift from attracting mass investment to selective investment, prioritizing high-tech projects with spillover effects.

On October 31, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones (Hepza) said that after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City (new) has 105 industrial parks with a total area of ​​49,242 hectares, of which 66 industrial parks have been established with a total area of ​​27,101 hectares.

Currently, there are 58/66 industrial parks in operation with a total area of ​​22,400 hectares.

After the merger, the development orientation of industrial parks is carried out on the basis of making the most of the potential advantages of natural and social conditions of each region.

Specifically, the old Ho Chi Minh City area will be the financial - urban service - high-tech industrial center; the old Binh Duong province area will be the industrial, high-tech and supporting industry capital; the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau province area will be the maritime economic center, free trade zone, and logistics.

Phu My 3 Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Le Toan

Regarding investment attraction orientation in the new period, Ho Chi Minh City will focus on selective investment attraction; prioritizing high-tech projects, high added value, and spillover effects.

The city will strongly shift from the mindset of attracting quantity to choosing quality, prioritizing attracting projects that apply high technology, are modern, less labor-intensive, have high knowledge content, and are environmentally friendly.

High-tech projects will implement special investment procedure mechanisms according to Article 36a of Law No. 57/2024/QH15 when investing in export processing zones and industrial parks.

The city also strives to create a land fund eligible for lease of 6,500 to 6,800 hectares in the next five years for industrial development, expected to attract investment capital of about 20 to 21 billion USD.

Regarding the implementation of the pilot project to convert 5 export processing zones and industrial parks including Tan Thuan, Tan Binh, Cat Lai, Binh Chieu, Hiep Phuoc, Hepza said that it encourages existing enterprises to proactively innovate technology, production lines, apply high technology, green technology, circulation... to improve production and business efficiency. After the expiration of the land lease contract, enterprises that do not meet the City's criteria will be forced to relocate.

As of October 27, 2025, the total investment capital attracted to export processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City reached 4.72 billion USD. Of which, foreign investment capital reached 2.92 billion USD; domestic investment capital reached 1.8 billion USD.

Hepza aims to attract more than 5 billion USD in investment to the city's industrial parks by 2025, exceeding the annual plan by 13%.

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