The Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) and industrial parks (IPs) in north-central Thanh Hoa province attracted 21 investment projects in 2023, including 15 domestic direct investment (DDI) projects with registered capital of more than VND10.8 trillion (nearly $400 million) and six FDI projects with registered capital of $49 million.

The new projects brought the total number at the Nghi Son EZ and IPs to 725, including 650 DDI projects with registered capital of nearly VND179.2 trillion (more than $7.3 billion) and 75 FDI projects with registered capital of nearly $13.7 billion.

Total product value from businesses at the Nghi Son EZ and IPs last year was estimated at more than VND236.8 trillion ($9.86 billion), equal to 99.8 per cent of the figure in 2022.

Their export turnover stood at $3.32 billion, equal to 99 per cent of the 2022 figure, while imports totaled more than $7 billion, or 76.6 per cent of the 2022 figure.

The EZ and IPs employ 97,836 workers.

Thanh Hoa as a whole attracted 83 projects in 2023, including 14 FDI projects, with total registered investment capital of more than VND29 trillion (over $1.18 billion) and $209.9 million.