HCM City, Jan. 3 -- More than 5.3 billion USD in new and additional investment was channelled into Ho Chi Minh City's export processing and industrial zones in 2025, up 0.37% year-on-year and exceeding the annual target by 17.5%.

Over 470 hectares of land and about 492,000 sq.m of factory space were leased during the year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) reached more than 3.39 billion USD, down 7.09% from 2024. Of this, 210 new projects were licensed with registered capital totalling 1.93 billion USD, a decline of 44.32%. Meanwhile, additional capital registered by 179 existing projects surged 74.53% to 1.99 billion USD.

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