Hai Phong consolidates its position as "industrial growth pole"

In the first 8 months of 2025, industrial parks and economic zones in Hai Phong City attracted an additional 15.3 billion USD in registered investment capital. Of which, foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 1.8 billion USD, accounting for 94% of the city's total FDI capital and 37.5% of the yearly plan; domestic investment capital (DDI) reached more than 315,000 billion VND (13.5 billion USD).

By the end of August 2025, industrial parks and economic zones in Hai Phong had 1,353 valid projects, with a total registered capital of 63.3 billion USD. Of which, 997 FDI projects accounted for nearly 42.2 billion USD, 356 DDI projects reached 21.1 billion USD. Many large corporations have been present in Hai Phong with billion-dollar projects such as LG (10.59 billion USD), Bridgestone (1.22 billion USD), Regina Miracle (1 billion USD), Pegatron (900 million USD)...

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The billion-dollar capital flow into Hai Phong in recent times not only marks a change in stature, but also demonstrates the Port City's aspiration to integrate and reach international standards. Hai Phong is increasingly attractive in the eyes of investors, affirming its position in attracting high-tech industries, manufacturing, seaports and logistics, consolidating its position as the leading industrial center in the North, bringing the City closer to the goal of becoming a global production growth pole.

In the remaining 4 months of 2025, the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board aims to attract an additional 3 billion USD of FDI capital, striving to complete the plan to attract 4.8 billion USD of FDI capital in industrial parks and economic zones (out of the total target of 5.5 billion USD for the whole city in 2025). This is an important step for Hai Phong to continue to maintain its position as the "industrial growth pole" of the Northern region and the whole country.

To realize this goal, Mr. Le Trung Kien, Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, said that the Management Board will continue to promote investment in existing industrial parks with a total estimated value of 1.42 billion USD; work with operating enterprises to encourage investment expansion of about 1 billion USD; convert signed memorandums of understanding and commitments into specific projects of about 500 million USD. At the same time, organize promotion delegations in key markets such as Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, to attract about 1 billion USD more...

In addition, a number of large projects are expected to be strongly promoted in the final stage of the year such as Trang Cat Urban and Service Area Project (scale of about 1.2 billion USD), LNG Power Plant Project (total investment of 3 - 4 billion USD) or cooperation with CTP Group - European industrial park developer. These are driving projects, contributing to improving the quality of investment attraction, creating new development space for the City.

A bright spot, a new growth driver of Hai Phong City is the Southern coastal economic zone with an area of 20,000 hectares (of which about 2,909 hectares are reclaimed land), with mega projects to be formed such as Tien Lang International Airport, Nam Do Son Deepwater Port, Free Trade Zone... The Master Plan for the construction of the Southern coastal economic zone of Hai Phong is expected to be completed in October 2025.

According to the orientation, by 2030, the Southern coastal economic zone will play an important role, connecting with neighboring economic zones , forming a chain of coastal economic zones, driving the development of the entire Red River Delta. This will also be the new "eagle nest" of Hai Phong to welcome the investment wave of large domestic and foreign corporations and enterprises, especially in the field of chip industry, semiconductors, electronics...

Currently, Hai Phong has 2 economic zones with a total area of 42,540 hectares and 43 industrial parks with a total area of 12,119.82 hectares, the average investment rate in industrial parks reaches 13 million USD per hectare. Of which, the eastern area of Hai Phong has 23 industrial parks with an area of 8,486 hectares, focusing on high-tech industry and logistics associated with the seaport system. The western area of Hai Phong has 20 industrial parks with an area of 3,366 hectares, oriented towards the development of supporting and processing industries...

Source: https://baodautu.vn/hai-phong-cung-co-vi-the-cuc-tang-truong-cong-nghiep-d384513.html