HCM City is reviewing the land fund and removing obstacles in legal procedures to soon put IPs Le Minh Xuan 2, Phong Phu, Le Minh Xuan, Vinh Loc and Tay Bac Cu Chi into operation.

To attract more investment, especially from overseas, HCM City needs to renovate and reform its export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs), Tran Quang Truong, general director of Tan Binh Industry Park said.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment on January 26 launched an automatic wastewater monitoring system to keep track of wastewater treatment at 16 industrial parks (IPs)

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's industrial parks and export processing zones will co-ordinate closely with relevant bodies, to help foreign direct investment firms in dealing with export and import procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City oppose a new decree that requires companies to locate branches outside the zones, saying it is unnecessary and inconvenient.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has approved an adjustment of master plans by the HCM City EPZ Authority (HEPZA) that will make its industrial parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) more attractive to investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are positive signs for HCM City's labour market with many enterprises recruiting a large number of workers, mostly unskilled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities hope to cut HCM City's unemployment rate to 4.8 per cent from last year's 4.9 per cent, according to the deputy director of the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) whose owners have fled is growing, but it is not easy for the authorities to handle such cases.