2026's FDI attraction hot out of the blocks

Foreign investment attraction scenarios are maintaining positivity, driving the path for an influx across the whole year.

- By Nguyen Kim

In early February, Bac Ninh province awarded investment approval decisions for five infrastructure projects, granted new investment registration certificates to 11 foreign-invested enterprises, and adjusted certificates for 13 foreign-led firms in industrial parks (IPs), with a total registered investment capital of over $1 billion.

"These are impressive figures in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), a crucial factor contributing to the economic development of the province. For example, industrial production continues to be the main growth engine, with export turnover in 2025 reaching over $93 billion, making Bac Ninh the locality with the largest export value in the country, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of the total national export turnover," said provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hong Thai.

"The issuance of investment policy approval decisions and investment certificates is both a step to complete procedures according to regulations, affirming investors' confidence in the business environment and infrastructure," added Thai.

In January, Phu Tho province, granted approval for expansions worth $290 million at two ventures invested by South Korean and Japanese companies.