Older, labor-intensive, high-emission models in industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZs) need to be eliminated, said HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen.

The recovery of the industrial real estate sector will be fueled by new investment waves, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment, in collaboration with the UN Industrial Development Organisation and the Management Board of Industrial Zones (IZs), and Export Processing Zones (EPZs), have held a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, discussing how to turn IZs and EPZs into eco-industrial parks.

Most foreign invested enterprises have reopened their factories after lockdown and are optimistic about business performance for the last months of the year.

VOV.VN - The continued investment inflow into Ho Chi Minh City's industrial zones (IZ) indicates many positive signs moving forward, according to the Management Board of HCM City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA).

Workers, especially in industrial zones, are encountering dual challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic: keeping their job in uncertain times while continuing to demand that their rights and entitlements remain protected, the deputy head of cooperation at the EU Delegation to Vietnam said.

Digital transformation will help enterprises in HCM City’s industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZs) improve their competitive advantage in global economic integration by increasing productivity and improving operational efficiency, experts have said.

Vietnam will see strong growth in industrial property next year due to higher demand for industrial parks as business expand production or relocate out of China, according to Savills Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The opening ten months of the year saw industrial zones (IZs) and economic zones (EZs) across the country attract 591 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, with newly and additionally registered capital reaching approximately US$8.3 billion, according to figures released by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.