Production and trade in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial and export processing zones have returned to normal, a positive sign following the Lunar New Year (Tet) break 2026, reported the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) on March 2.

Investment inflows into export processing and industrial zones (IZs) in Ho Chi Minh City have surpassed 2.86 billion USD during the 2020–2025 period, equivalent to 114.59% of the initial 2.5 billion USD target, according to the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).