Hai Duong city is well-situated in the Tonkin’s key zone, within the economic triangle of Hanoi – Hai phong – Quang Ninh; it is also located between the corridors of Kunming – Lao Cai – Quang Ninh and Nanning – Lang Son – Quang Ninh, and very close to the sea belt of Gulf of Tonkin

In the first 7 months of 2008, there are total 7 projects of constructing infrastructure for Industrial Parks awarded Investment certificate. They are: Nam Son – Hap Linh Industrial Park (Bac Ninh province) with 603 ha, Dong Nam A Industrial Park (Long An province) - 106 ha, Phung Hiep Industrial Park (Ha Tay province) - 175 ha, Cong Hoa Industrial Park (Hai Duong province) - 357 ha, the extended Long Binh – Amata Industrial Park (Dong Nai province) - 133 ha, Ong Keo Industrial Park (Dong Nai province) - 823 ha and Duc Hoa III – Minh Ngan (Long An province)- 147 ha. The total area of 7 news Industrial Parks established in the first 7 months this year reached 2344 ha. Up to the end of July 2008, Vietnam has 186 Industrial Parks and Export and Processing Zones with total area of 45,042 ha, in which the area of rentable industrial land reached 29.469 ha, made up 66,6% of total area. In all established Industrial Parks, there are 110 Industrial Parks and Export and Processing Zones already came into operation (made up 57% of total area) at the moment and these other 76 Industrial Parks were in compensation process to clear ground and build infrastructure. In operating Industrial Parks, the areas of land were rent made up 74% of total industrial land. Some provinces have advantages in attracting investment so almost all the industrial Parks area are rented .

According to Mr Dinh La Thang, Head of the Board of Management of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Corporation (PVN), the joint-venture agreement on Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical project in Nghi Son Economic Zone will be signed on early April, 2008.

In the early 2 months of 2008, FDI inflow into high tech in Ho Chi Minh City has seen an upward trend. The project “Vietnam – Japan Knowledge Park” with the capital of 610 billion US dollars was officially constructed within an area of 10 ha in Thu Thiem New Urban Zone.

The Management Board of Hoa Lac High-tech Zone has just granted the investment certificate to the project of software manufacturing and added value increasing on IP-Vinagame network. The project is the first licensed in Hoa Lac High-tech Zone in 2008 with the investment capital of 22 million US dollars, starts work in the first quarter of 2008 and expected to operate in early 2009.