In the first four months of 2025, the overall industrial production index rose 8.4% year on year. Notably, the manufacturing and processing sector grew by 10.1%.

A green production line at a factory in Hai Duong.

April alone saw a 1.4% increase from the previous month, with an 8.9% rise compared to April 2024. Manufacturing and processing surged by 10.8% year on year in April.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) also saw significant momentum. Total newly registered and adjusted FDI in manufacturing reached 8.37 billion USD in the first four months of this year, accounting for 69.8% of total FDI during the period.

Foreign investors also contributed 554.8 million USD via share purchases in this sector, representing 30.4% of capital contributions.

Employment in industrial enterprises increased slightly, with the number of workers in manufacturing up 0.8% from the previous month and up 5.5% from a year earlier as of April 1.

Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General of the General Statistics Office, highlighted that the manufacturing sector remains a core pillar of the economy, driving growth, exports, and trade.

Key industries such as textiles, footwear, machinery, electronics, and supporting industries have been particularly active.

She added that manufacturing has the highest value-added contribution to GDP among industrial sectors and plays a vital role in Viet Nam’s industrialisation and modernisation process.

Provincial leader urges to remove obstacles, speed up site clearance progress for industrial parks

BAC GIANG- Member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Pham Van Thinh on April 15 inspected land clearance in Phuc Son industrial park (Tan Yen district), Yen Lu and expanded Yen Lu industrial parks (Bac Giang city).

Bac Giang enhances service quality in industrial parks

BAC GIANG - Identifying industrial development as a strategic priority, Bac Giang Province has not only accelerated infrastructure investment and introduced various preferential policies but also focused on enhancing service quality within local industrial parks. These efforts aim to create favorable conditions for businesses, meet the needs of laborers and boost the province’s investment attraction. 

Labor in industrial parks in Bac Giang continues to increase

BAC GIANG - According to the Industrial Parks Management Board of Bac Giang province, the number of workers coming to work in the provincial industrial parks continues to increase.

Hiep Hoa creates "clean land", put industrial parks into operation soon

BAC GIANG - Since the end of last year, Hiep Hoa district has become the locality with the largest number of newly established industrial parks in Bac Giang province. Based on local potential and advantages, considering industry as the driving force for development, the district is focusing on site clearance to put industrial parks into operation soon.

VSIP expands industrial park development in Vietnam

The new VSIP projects will be developed as green industrial parks incorporating advanced technologies and environmentally friendly solutions.

 

Rental housing nearby industrial parks in high demand again

BAC GIANG- Due to impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of companies had to downsize employees from 2021 to 2024, thus room rental service in northern province of Bac Giang had declined. Facing pressure to pay bank interest from the loans to build houses for rent, many households had to sell their real estates to pay the debts. However, this service has been in high demand again since mid- 2024.