Ho Chi Minh City, Sept. 25 -- Ho Chi Minh City attracted a combined 5.7 billion USD in domestic and foreign investment to its export processing and industrial zones in the first nine months of 2026, reaching 131.15% of the full-year target and up 29.13% year-on-year.

Tran Viet Ha, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA), revealed the figure at a press briefing held by the municipal People's Committee on September 24.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in export processing and industrial zones reached 4.27 billion USD, up 62.22% year-on-year. HEPZA granted investment certificates to 100 new projects worth 3.14 billion USD and approved capital increases totalling 1.13 billion USD for 120 e...