Dong Nai - A “magnet” attracting domestic investment

According to the People’s Committee of Dong Nai City, in the first six months of 2026, the locality attracted over 850 trillion VND in domestic investment, exceeding the annual plan by more than 532%.

The surge in investment stems primarily from several large-scale urban and housing projects that received investment approval from the People’s Committee of Dong Nai City.

Some investors believe that, along with the strategic transportation infrastructure projects already in operation, the Long Thanh Airport's commercial operation at the end of 2026 will provide a strong impetus for attracting investment capital to Dong Nai. Furthermore, Dong Nai’s official designation as a city on April 30, 2026, also acts as a “magnet” attracting investors.

Currently, most of the country’s leading companies and corporations have a presence in Dong Nai, including many multi-billion-dollar projects. It is predicted that domestic capital will continue to flow strongly into Dong Nai in the coming time as transportation infrastructure is completed and mega-projects like Long Thanh Airport come into operation.

Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai Import-Export Association, noted: “Never before has Dong Nai received such strong infrastructure investment as it does now, making it very attractive to investors. At the same time, the city's leadership is very decisive in directing and managing, resolving difficulties, which brings great confidence to the business community to invest in Dong Nai.”

The strong investment in Dong Nai is partly due to the significantly improved business environment in Dong Nai, and the thorough implementation of the motto “the government accompanies businesses”. The leaders of Dong Nai City treat the difficulties and obstacles faced by businesses as if they were their own, to resolve them promptly.

Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, and Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Dong Nai City, noted that during the first year of the two-tiered government system, Dong Nai City consistently used “three questions” as a yardstick to evaluate the effectiveness of the grassroots level.

These are: Are citizens served faster? Can businesses reduce the time and cost of administrative procedures? Can the state budget reduce recurrent expenditures to allocate resources for development investment?

In terms of attracting foreign investment, the city achieved 1.5 billion USD, reaching 50% of the 2026 plan. This result shows that Dong Nai City’s investment environment continues to attract foreign investors, especially in the processing, manufacturing, supporting industries, and logistics sectors.

Dong Nai City’s import and export activities continue to maintain growth momentum and make a positive contribution to socio-economic development. In the past six months, the total import and export turnover is estimated at 29.6 billion USD, of which exports reached 17.1 billion USD and imports reached 12.9 billion USD; the trade balance showed a surplus of approximately 4.2 billion USD.

Goods exported from Dong Nai to 171 countries and territories are concentrated in major markets such as the US, Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, and Europe.

In the first six months of 2026, the economic growth rate (GRDP) of Dong Nai City increased by 9.81% compared to the same period last year, 0.03 percentage points higher than the projected growth scenario. Total State budget revenue reached 56% of the allocated budget.

Public investment disbursement reached over 40% of the allocated capital plan (after saving 5% on public investment expenditure). The industrial production index in the first six months increased by 12.67% compared to the same period last year; total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue increased by 16.56% compared to the same period last year.

Despite the achievements, Dong Nai City still faces some difficulties and challenges, such as growth in some key sectors not meeting expectations; disbursement of public investment, planning, and land clearance; and the quality of human resources and digital transformation infrastructure not yet meeting development requirements.

In the last six months of the year, Dong Nai City will focus on implementing the goals and targets of socio-economic development tasks according to the City Party Committee’s Resolution and the City People’s Committee’s Action Programme on launching a special 500-day emulation campaign “Unity-Discipline-Efficiency-Breakthrough, building a civilised and modern Dong Nai”, continuing to maintain and improve the quality of implementation until 2030; in which, striving to achieve a GRDP growth target of 10% in 2026.

The province is focusing on continuing to mobilise resources for investment and development, attracting investment in high technology, supporting industries, logistics, and high-quality services; accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital with accountability from the head of each agency; implementing the city’s planning; especially the preparation and adjustment of urban planning for the Long Thanh Airport area; developing a master plan for Dong Nai City in an integrated, modern, green, smart, and sustainable direction, striving for completion in 2026...