Industrial zone

On Sep, 21, at Hoa Lac High-tech zone (Hanoi), the construction of Aircraft Engine Parts Factory of Coporation Hanwha Techwin (South Korea) started.

The PM has approved the adjustment of Hung Yen province’s industrial zones (IZs) development plan until 2020.

The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Thai Binh Economic Zone (EZ) in the northern province of Thai Binh.

The Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee- Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung has signed the Decision No. 2093 / QD-UBND on the Establishment of an Appraisal Council for development plan of Hanoi Industrial Cluster until 2020 with a vision to 2025.

Vietnamese officials on Saturday discussed a plan to build the Bac Van Phong Special Administrative-Economic Zone in central Khanh Hoa province.

Da Nang has invested VNĐ363 billion (US$16 million) to complete the second-stage infrastructure for the 1,010-hectare Hi-Tech Park in Hoa Vang District, 20km west of the city.

Vietnam has had 324 industrial parks (IPs) with a combined area of 91,800 hectares, of which 61,700 hectares were for lease, accounting for 67% of the total area of IPs as of December last year, according to the Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his wish that Singaporean side will open more industrial parks in Da Nang, Ninh Binh, and soon inaugurate the 8th Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in the southern province of Binh Duong during a reception for Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hanoi on October 26.

An expert group conference on eco-industrial parks (EIPs) in Vietnam was organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in the central province of Quang Nam on September 29.

A ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) was held in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 14. The VSIP has so far attracted 630 enterprises from 30 countries and territories and a total capital of over 9 billion USD.

Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Trinh Dinh Dung has asked provincial and municipal People’s Committees to allocate land and raise policies to attract investments in developing social housing projects to improve living standards of workers in industrial and economic zones and industrial clusters.

KTĐT - Republic of Korea's Seoul Semiconductor Company plans to invest 300 million USD to develop a semiconductor and LED lighting equipment manufacturing factory in Dong Van 1 Industrial Park in the northern province of Ha Nam. It is the largest Korean investment in the locality up to now.

According to the report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as of May this year, Vietnam has built about 313 industrial zones and 16 economic zones.

Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, one of Thailand`s leading developers, will develop industrial parks in central Nghe An province.

The Department for Economic Zones Management said in the first quarter of this year, industrial parks and economic zones in the country drew 270 projects with total registered capital of 292 million USD.

The new plant of the Hoa Sen Group is identified as an important step to enter the market of plastic and steel in the northern region.

Hanoi will soon address obstacles for businesses in industrial and processing parks, Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai said at the working visit to Thang Long industrial park in the outlying district of Dong Anh on March 4.

The State-owned glass and construction ceramic corporation Viglacera held a groundbreaking ceremony to construct the first phase of its Tien Hai-Viglacera Industrial Park on February 19 in the northern province of Thai Binh.

The southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has attracted several Japanese firms into its Vietnam-Japan Technology Park, an all-in service park model designed specifically for the supporting industry.

The northern province of Ha Nam urged industrial park investors to develop their technical infrastructure in order to attract more investors.