Strengthening cooperation and connection between Hai Phong (Vietnam) and Shenzhen (China)

On the afternoon of October 15, at An Duong Industrial Park, An Phong Ward, Shenzhen City Development and Reform Commission (China) worked with Shen Viet Joint Investment Company Limited (Investor in construction and infrastructure business of An Duong Industrial Park) and organized the "Working Program on Shenzhen Enterprise Products and Services". The program had the participation of many high-tech enterprises of Shenzhen City (China).

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Photo caption — Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board (Vietnam) works with Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission (China).

Speaking at the program, Ms. Guo Zi Ping, Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission, expressed her joy at coming to Hai Phong , affirming that Hai Phong is not only an important gateway for Vietnam in connecting with the “Belt and Road” initiative, but also an international sister city of Shenzhen. Ms. Guo Zi Ping hopes that through the program, Shenzhen enterprises will strengthen cooperation with Hai Phong enterprises in particular and Vietnam in general.

Ms. Guo Zi Ping said that Shenzhen is a pioneer in China's reform and opening up and is recognized as a "city of innovation". In 2024, Shenzhen's GDP will reach 3.68 trillion yuan (equivalent to about 516.7 billion USD), ranking 10th globally. The city has nurtured many of the world's leading technology corporations such as Huawei, Tencent, BYD, DJI, Honor, Intellifusion and Dobot. These are enterprises that have achieved many outstanding achievements in fields such as engineering services, digital energy, artificial intelligence, platform economy and smart manufacturing.

Ms. Guo Zi Ping also introduced a number of key areas in which Shenzhen enterprises have been cooperating, such as cooperation in the engineering services industry; digital energy; artificial intelligence; e-commerce and supply chain; smart manufacturing, etc.

With many technology enterprises, Ms. Guo Zi Ping hopes that Shenzhen enterprises will increase cooperation and investment in Vietnam in consulting on urban development and upgrading Vietnam's infrastructure - together with Vietnam to create a new standard for infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

Shenzhen also hopes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the field of digital energy to jointly move towards a smart, low-carbon and sustainable energy future; cooperate in areas such as telemedicine and urban governance, jointly incubating practical solutions suitable to local conditions; support Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises to connect directly with 1.4 billion Chinese consumers through e-commerce platforms and integrated supply chains; support Vietnamese industry to reach new heights and make breakthroughs in the digital economy….

Through discussions with businesses operating in An Duong Industrial Park, Ms. Guo Zi Ping said that businesses are very satisfied with the investment environment in Hai Phong. To further facilitate businesses investing in the city, Ms. Guo Zi Ping suggested that city leaders continue to pay attention to training high-quality human resources, support experts to work and ensure adequate electricity supply as well as price stability for high-tech businesses...

At the program, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board Le Trung Kien also shared with the working delegation of the Development and Reform Commission and high-tech enterprises of Shenzhen city about the potential strengths of the new Hai Phong.

According to Mr. Kien, from July 1, 2025, after merging Hai Phong and Hai Duong, Hai Phong city will have an area of nearly 3,200 km2, a population of over 4.6 million people, and the third largest economic scale in the country. For the past 10 years, Hai Phong city has always maintained a double-digit GRDP growth rate and Chinese enterprises have also made great contributions to the city's economic development.

Hai Phong has newly established 12 industrial parks with an area of 3,203 hectares, bringing the total number of industrial parks in the city to 43 with an area of 12,043 hectares. The city prioritizes resources for the development of Lach Huyen International Gateway Port (container terminals 3, 4, 5, 6 have been completed and are operating effectively; terminals 7 and 8 are preparing for investment). In particular, on September 26, 2025, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tan Trao Industrial Park Infrastructure Project (phase 1) and the Hai Phong LNG Thermal Power Plant marked a new step of development, creating strong growth momentum and increasing investment attractiveness for the city.

Also in 2025, the Prime Minister decided to establish the Southern Coastal Economic Zone of Hai Phong with a scale of 20,000 hectares; deploy a Free Trade Zone of nearly 6,300 hectares with 17 unique and outstanding mechanisms and policies; form a Specialized Economic Zone in the West of the city with a scale of 5,300 hectares, contributing to expanding development space, creating favorable space for investment, trade, production and business of domestic and foreign enterprises. Hai Phong is among the leading groups in the country in administrative reform and investment and business environment; in 2024 alone, it will be the top in the country in four indexes: PAR INDEX, PCI, SIPAS and PGI.

Mr. Le Trung Kien hopes that the Shenzhen and Hai Phong authorities will jointly submit to the competent authorities of the two countries to open a direct flight from Hai Phong to Shenzhen.

The Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board also asked Shenzhen enterprises to continue researching and investing in building more high-tech industrial parks in Hai Phong and affirmed that the city will ensure sufficient electricity supply for high-tech enterprises in the industrial parks. At the same time, the city will strengthen the training of high-quality human resources to meet the needs of technology enterprises...

At the program, business representatives listened to Shenzhen technology companies introduce many high technologies such as smart city construction, network security and cloud computing, cross-border supply solutions, and business support software...

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/tang-cuong-hop-tac-ket-noi-giua-hai-phong-viet-nam-va-tham-quyen-trung-quoc-20251015195606463.htm