Hung Yen (VNA) – Hung Yen province is rapidly establishing itself as a promising investment destination in northern Vietnam, thanks to its seamless transport connectivity via the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway and National Highway 5, as well as its transparent, business-friendly and investor-oriented environment.
According to the provincial People’s Committee, the province has rolled out a series of measures to support enterprises, address procedural bottlenecks and improve infrastructure. Investment registration certificates for projects in industrial parks are now issued within 48 hours. Last year, Hung Yen ranked 10th out of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
One of this year’s highlights was the ground-breaking ceremony in May for an urban, eco-tourism and golf complex in Tan Chau commune, developed by the US-based Trump Organisation. Covering more than 990 hectares, the project has a total investment of over 39 trillion VND (1.48 billion USD).
As of early December, the province had attracted 334 new investment projects and 253 capital-increase ones, with total newly registered and additional capital reaching 174 trillion VND and more than 2.33 billion USD, respectively.
During the same period, the province granted 5,086 new business registration certificates, up 64.4% year-on-year, with registered capital rising 35.7% to 66.4 trillion VND. Additionally, 2,734 branches, representative offices and business locations were registered, an annual increase of 84.7%.
To date, Hung Yen has recorded 3,061 domestic projects with a combined registered capital of 688.3 trillion VND, and 932 foreign-invested projects worth nearly 17.13 billion USD.
Nguyen Le Huy, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, attributed this robust growth to Hung Yen’s proactive approach in sending delegations abroad for investment promotion, engaging with incoming foreign business missions, working closely with local enterprises, and improving the investment climate through administrative reforms and regular policy dialogues.
On November 12, the provincial People’s Council issued a resolution on the promulgation of a number of incentive and support policies for investment in digital transformation, cybersecurity, semiconductors, electronic components, laboratory and innovation centres development for 2025-2030.
Thanks to its preferential policies, Hung Yen has attracted many large-scale, high-technology FDI projects from Japan, the Republic of Korea and China. Notably, Thang Long II Industrial Park, developed by Japan’s Sumitomo Group, has lured 152 Japanese projects with a total registered investment of nearly 3.8 billion USD.
With an area of more than 2,500 square kilometres and a population exceeding 3.2 million, Hung Yen now boasts ample room for industrial, urban, service and infrastructure development.
The province aims to develop high-tech industrial parks linked with urbanisation, high-quality services and an outstanding investment climate – key drivers for attracting businesses in the context of Vietnam’s growing role in global supply chains./.
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