Investment

The central province has attracted 25 projects with a combined registered capital of more than VND110.45 trillion (approximately $4.2 billion).

As ASEAN seeks to strengthen its role amid a more fragmented global economy, Vietnam was placed in the spotlight at the ASEAN Conference 2026, with business leaders pointing to the country's transition toward higher-value investment, major infrastructure development, and financial market reforms as key drivers of its next growth phase.

The project will raise the terminal's annual capacity from the current 4–6 million passengers to 14 million.

Associate Professor Mohd Ariffin Abu Hassan, President of the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education, tells Nhu Quynh about a collaborative model for advancing the internationalization of Vietnam’s higher education system.

Among the projects is LG Innotek’s $1 billion semiconductor chip manufacturing plant in the northern port city’s Free Trade Zone.

Policymakers and industry experts look at how Vietnam’s industrial parks can compete for high-value investment at a time when investors seek more than just a plot of land.