Industrial parks in Dong Nai province in the gateway of the southern key economic zone have been preparing for an influx of foreign direct investment (FDI).
Long Khanh Industrial Zone in Dong Nai province (Photo: baodongnai.com.vn)
Dong Nai (VNA) – Industrial parks in Dong Naiprovince in the gateway of the southern key economic zone havebeen preparing for an influx of foreign direct investment (FDI).
According to the management board of industrial parks (IPs)in Dong Nai, the locality now houses 32 IPs with a total area of more than10,240 ha, with 31 operational.
Up to 50.3 ha of land in the IPs have been leased sofar this year, mainly in Nhon Trach 6, Loc An-Binh Son, Dau Giay, An Phuoc andGiang Dien, the board said, adding that priorities have been given to projectswith big investment capital and environmentally friendly.
Nguyen Thi Cam Hong, Deputy General Director in chargeof Dau Giay Industrial Zone JSC, said some investors from the Republic of Korea(RoK) and Japan came to the industrial zone last May.
Figures released by the provincial Statistics Officeshow that in the first five months of this year, newly-registered andadditional FDI in the locality reached 490 million USD.
In anticipation of new investment waves, Dong Nai hasbuilt three new IPs, namely Binh Phuoc in Long Thanh district, Cam My in Cam Mydistrict, and Gia Kiem in Thong Nhat district, and proposed expanding manyothers.
The province has also asked the Government to prioritise inter-regional infrastructure planning, particularly expressways,belt roads and logistics ports to create momentum for the southern key economiczone./.
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Long Khanh Industrial Zone in Dong Nai province (Photo: baodongnai.com.vn) 
