Amata Song Khoai Industrial Park - Quang Ninh
- Investor: Amata Corporation
- Price: 95 USD/m2
- Area: 714 Ha
TTTFIC GLOBAL INVESTMENT PROFILE 2026
Vietnam has changed. So has its investment map.
Quang Ninh has entered a fundamentally new development phase.
Effective September 1, 2026, Quang Ninh was officially established as a centrally governed city on the entire territory of the former Quang Ninh Province.
The new centrally governed Quang Ninh has approximately:
and:
with:
comprising:
For international investors, however, the significance of Quang Ninh goes far beyond its administrative status.
Quang Ninh is one of the few investment locations in Vietnam where investors can access within one integrated economic geography:
Its investment geography extends from:
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This creates one of Northern Vietnam’s most strategically integrated industrial, logistics, border-trade and maritime corridors.
For decades, Quang Ninh was internationally associated primarily with two assets:
and:
That description is no longer sufficient.
The modern Quang Ninh economy is increasingly built around:
Quang Ninh is deliberately moving from:
toward:
For FDI investors, this transformation creates opportunities extending well beyond traditional mining and tourism.
Quang Ninh’s administrative transformation in September 2026 represents another important step in its long-term urban and economic restructuring.
The centrally governed city contains:
The two Special Zones are:
and:
This creates a highly unusual territorial structure combining:
The transition should also be understood from an investment-document perspective.
Legacy:
may continue to contain the former administrative designation “Quang Ninh Province.”
OLD ADMINISTRATIVE NAME ≠ INVALID PROJECT
and:
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS ≠ AUTOMATIC CHANGE TO EVERY LEGACY LICENSE.
Project-level legal verification remains essential.
Quang Ninh entered 2026 with one of Vietnam’s strongest provincial economic performances.
In 2025, GRDP growth reached approximately:
while the economy reached approximately:
GRDP per capita was approximately:
Importantly, processing and manufacturing expanded approximately:
in 2025.
This demonstrates the structural transformation underway.
Quang Ninh is no longer dependent exclusively on:
Its next economic model increasingly depends on:
During the first six months of 2026, GRDP continued to grow approximately:
Quang Ninh is targeting another period of high growth supported by industrialization, infrastructure, services and investment.
Quang Ninh has developed into an important FDI destination in Northern Vietnam.
By 2026, the city had more than:
from approximately:
with total registered investment approaching:
The investment base increasingly includes:
During the first seven months of 2026 alone, investment attracted into Economic Zones and Industrial Parks exceeded:
including more than:
The direction is increasingly selective.
Quang Ninh is prioritizing:
ANNUAL FDI ≠ CUMULATIVE FDI
REGISTERED CAPITAL ≠ DISBURSED CAPITAL
NEW PROJECT ≠ OPERATING FACTORY
INVESTOR INTEREST ≠ APPROVED INVESTMENT
Few Northern Vietnamese investment locations combine all of the following:
Direct connection with Guangxi, China.
Cai Lan, Cam Pha, Quang Yen, Hai Ha, Van Ninh and other maritime infrastructure.
Van Don International Airport.
A continuous high-speed corridor linking Hai Phong, Ha Long, Van Don and Mong Cai.
A major pipeline of existing and future Industrial Parks.
Five major Economic Zones.
Ha Long Bay, Van Don, Co To and coastal tourism.
Immediate integration with Hai Phong and the wider Northern Vietnam manufacturing belt.
The result is:
Quang Ninh has an unusually large Economic Zone (EZ) platform.
The five principal EZs are:
A major marine, aviation, tourism, service and future innovation platform.
Its development geography includes:
One of the most important industrial-development territories in Northern Vietnam.
The adjusted general planning framework covers approximately:
Quang Yen is strategically connected to:
It contains several of Quang Ninh’s most important next-generation Industrial Parks.
A major Vietnam–China economic gateway.
The zone combines:
Its location directly opposite Dongxing, Guangxi gives it exceptional strategic relevance to companies participating in China–Vietnam supply chains.
A second China-facing border economic platform supporting:
A third border economic platform strengthening Quang Ninh’s connection with Guangxi and southern China.
Together, these five EZs give Quang Ninh a development model that few Vietnamese locations can replicate.
Under the 2026 planning framework, Quang Ninh has:
within the approved planning system.
Of these:
have reached major legal investment milestones, with a combined area of approximately:
At the current reporting stage:
while:
In addition, a major pipeline of new industrial infrastructure is being developed.
For investors, the distinction between these categories is critical.
The principal operating Industrial Parks include:
One of Quang Ninh’s longest-established industrial locations.
Its major strategic advantage is proximity to:
Suitable industrial activities have historically included processing, manufacturing, logistics and port-related industries.
An established manufacturing location in the Ha Long industrial geography.
The park supports diversified manufacturing and industrial production.
An important manufacturing platform in the western industrial corridor.
Dong Mai has attracted FDI manufacturers and benefits from proximity to:
Located in the Mong Cai border economy.
Its key strategic advantage is:
For manufacturers with China-facing supply chains, this creates a different value proposition from industrial locations deeper inside Vietnam.
Texhong Hai Ha is one of the most significant foreign-invested industrial infrastructure projects in eastern Quang Ninh.
The industrial platform has developed a major manufacturing ecosystem, particularly associated with:
Its location within the broader Hai Ha–Mong Cai economic geography provides access to:
AMATA City Ha Long Industrial Park (Song Khoai IP) is one of Quang Ninh’s most important international industrial and FDI manufacturing platforms.
Developed by Amata Ha Long Urban Joint Stock Company, part of Thailand’s AMATA industrial-development ecosystem, Song Khoai Industrial Park covers approximately 714 hectares within the Quang Yen Economic Zone.
By May 2026, the Industrial Park had attracted 25 secondary investment projects, all FDI, with total registered investment approaching USD 3 billion, creating approximately 4,400 jobs.
Its strategic location connects manufacturers with Hai Phong, Lach Huyen Deep-Sea Port, Hanoi, Quang Ninh’s expressway network, Cai Lan Port and the wider Northern Vietnam manufacturing ecosystem.
Together with DEEP C Quang Ninh and Texhong Hai Ha, AMATA City Ha Long strengthens Quang Ninh’s position as an increasingly important destination for advanced manufacturing, electronics, industrial components, supporting industries and global supply chains.
OPERATING INDUSTRIAL PARK ≠ ALL 714 HECTARES COMPLETED
TOTAL PROJECT AREA ≠ IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE INDUSTRIAL LAND
SECONDARY INVESTMENT APPROVAL ≠ OPERATING FACTORY
Commercially developed as:
This represents one of the most strategically important extensions of the wider DEEP C industrial ecosystem from Hai Phong into Quang Ninh.
Its competitive advantage is based on:
The wider Hai Ha industrial platform forms another important component of Quang Ninh’s eastern industrial economy.
Its location supports:
OPERATING IP ≠ AVAILABLE LAND
Occupancy, legal land availability and site-specific infrastructure must be checked before recommending any location.
DEEP C’s expansion into Quang Ninh is strategically important.
DEEP C Quang Ninh I corresponds to the Nam Tien Phong Industrial Park platform.
The significance is larger than one Industrial Park.
DEEP C helps connect:
with:
This supports industries including:
For investors evaluating the Hai Phong–Quang Ninh region, administrative boundaries are increasingly less important than supply-chain connectivity.
The investment geography is becoming:
Texhong Hai Ha represents another major industrial anchor.
Unlike Quang Yen, which is closely integrated with Hai Phong, Hai Ha is strategically positioned toward:
This creates two distinct international manufacturing orientations.
Texhong Hai Ha therefore plays an important role in balancing Quang Ninh’s industrial geography.
The next generation of Quang Ninh’s industrial infrastructure is now emerging.
Important projects include:
Part of the Quang Yen industrial and port economy.
Part of the Dam Nha Mac / Quang Yen industrial-development platform.
Supporting expansion of the western industrial corridor.
Additional industrial infrastructure projects progressing in 2026 include:
These projects represent an important new industrial-development cycle.
VSIP Quang Ninh is particularly significant because the VSIP industrial-development ecosystem is entering the Quang Ninh market, adding another internationally recognized industrial-platform brand to the city.
These projects must not automatically be described as operating Industrial Parks.
INVESTMENT APPROVAL ≠ COMPLETED INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION ≠ READY LAND
READY LAND ≠ SUITABLE LAND FOR EVERY INDUSTRY
Quang Ninh’s longer-term industrial planning includes additional industrial territories such as:
Names, boundaries, investors and development status may change as detailed planning and investment procedures are completed.
Industrial Clusters (ICs) provide another layer of Quang Ninh’s manufacturing ecosystem.
The provincial planning framework provides for:
with approximately:
of planned area.
By late 2025, the city had established or expanded:
covering approximately:
Of these, seven had completed major infrastructure and entered operation.
The operating IC network includes:
Van Don Industrial Cluster is particularly noteworthy because it adds a local manufacturing and processing component to the Special Zone’s broader tourism, marine and service economy.
Nine additional established ICs have been progressing through infrastructure development.
These include:
Approximately 25.54 ha.
Approximately 47.6 ha.
Approximately 60.01 ha.
Approximately 68.22 ha.
Approximately 50.27 ha.
Approximately 69.77 ha.
Approximately 54.54 ha.
Approximately 34.6 ha.
Approximately 69.44 ha.
Together, these projects create additional opportunities for:
The broader 36-IC planning framework means additional clusters remain future development opportunities.
These include planned industrial areas supporting:
Investors must distinguish:
OPERATING
from:
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
from:
ESTABLISHED
from:
PLANNED.
Mong Cai is one of Quang Ninh’s most important strategic assets.
It directly faces:
This provides access toward one of the world’s largest manufacturing and consumer economies.
Mong Cai combines:
The strategic value extends beyond bilateral trade.
Manufacturers can potentially use Quang Ninh as a location connecting:
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Quang Ninh’s principal China-facing border gateways include:
The most important international border gateway.
Major customs and transport infrastructure includes:
An important gateway supporting trade with Guangxi.
Another important goods-trade gateway toward China.
Together, these gateways create a multi-node border economy.
Quang Ninh is also advancing the development of smarter customs and border-management infrastructure.
The proposed smart-border model at Mong Cai–Dongxing is particularly important for future logistics efficiency.
SMART BORDER PLAN ≠ FULL 24/7 AUTOMATED BORDER OPERATION
Investors must verify actual customs procedures, cargo eligibility, operating hours and bilateral implementation.
Quang Ninh possesses one of Northern Vietnam’s largest maritime infrastructure systems.
In early 2026, official reporting identified:
with:
and approximately:
The port geography can be divided into five major areas:
Industrial and logistics gateway integrated with the Quang Yen Economic Zone.
A major national general port and regional cargo gateway.
A major bulk and industrial-port geography historically connected to the coal and energy economy.
Serving the eastern coastal economy.
Supporting the Mong Cai and China-facing trade corridor.
Additional port infrastructure includes:
Cai Lan is one of Quang Ninh’s most important cargo gateways.
The Cai Lan International Container Terminal has infrastructure capable of handling large vessels and containerized cargo.
Its strategic position links:
For manufacturers, proximity to port infrastructure can significantly affect:
Cam Pha has historically developed around:
Its maritime infrastructure includes deep-water anchorages and specialized port facilities.
The Hon Net–Con Ong area possesses deep-water characteristics capable of supporting large vessels.
The long-term opportunity is to progressively diversify the maritime economy beyond traditional bulk commodities into:
Van Ninh is strategically important because of its proximity to:
The Van Ninh general port project covers approximately:
with Phase I investment exceeding:
Once completed and operational, the port can strengthen the eastern logistics corridor connecting:
PORT UNDER CONSTRUCTION ≠ OPERATING PORT CAPACITY
Until commissioning is completed, investors should not model future capacity as currently available logistics infrastructure.
Quang Ninh possesses another major strategic advantage:
This gives the city a rare combination of:
Van Don can support:
Its location also strengthens the investment case for the Van Don Special Zone.
Quang Ninh has built one of Vietnam’s most extensive provincial expressway networks.
The core corridor is:
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This approximately 176-km trans-provincial expressway axis connects:
For manufacturers, this creates a fundamentally different logistics proposition from the Quang Ninh of a decade ago.
One of the most important investment concepts for international investors is to stop evaluating Quang Ninh in isolation.
Quang Ninh and Hai Phong increasingly function as a connected industrial and logistics geography.
The regional platform contains:
The resulting industrial geography can support:
For global site-selection teams, the correct unit of analysis may increasingly be:
rather than either administrative jurisdiction alone.
Coal remains a major part of Quang Ninh’s industrial history and economic structure.
The city contains major coal-mining and processing areas around:
But Quang Ninh’s strategic direction is changing.
The transition is:
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Coal therefore remains economically important, but it should no longer define the entire investment identity of Quang Ninh.
Quang Ninh is increasingly targeting:
The strongest locations for these sectors are likely to emerge around:
However:
HIGH-TECH ORIENTATION ≠ ESTABLISHED HIGH-TECH ECOSYSTEM
and:
SEMICONDUCTOR-RELATED INVESTMENT ≠ SEMICONDUCTOR HUB.
Investors must verify:
Quang Ninh possesses approximately 250 km of coastline and an extensive island geography.
The marine economy includes:
Future opportunities include:
This gives Quang Ninh a structural advantage unavailable to inland industrial provinces.
Ha Long Bay remains one of Vietnam’s most internationally recognized destinations.
But from an investment perspective, its importance extends beyond visitor numbers.
It supports a larger ecosystem involving:
The opportunity is to increase:
rather than simply maximizing visitor volume.
Van Don represents another major pillar of the new Quang Ninh economy.
Its strengths include:
Van Don should therefore not be treated merely as another tourism destination.
Its long-term investment role can include:
Co To adds another island-economy component.
Its strategic strengths include:
Development should remain compatible with environmental protection and island carrying capacity.
Quang Ninh’s tourism proposition is not limited to coastal tourism.
Yen Tu represents one of Vietnam’s most important Buddhist and cultural landscapes.
Together:
create a diversified tourism system involving:
TTTFIC sees Quang Ninh as six distinct investment corridors.
Best suited to:
Best suited to:
Best suited to:
Before recommending any Quang Ninh location, TTTFIC verifies:
LAND
LEGAL STATUS
PLANNING
SITE CLEARANCE
FDI ELIGIBILITY
INDUSTRY ELIGIBILITY
POWER
POWER QUALITY
WATER
WASTEWATER
ENVIRONMENT
FIRE SAFETY
LABOR
SUPPLIER BASE
ROAD ACCESS
PORT ACCESS
AIRPORT ACCESS
CHINA BORDER ACCESS
CUSTOMS
LOGISTICS COST
INCENTIVES
COMMERCIAL TERMS
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
OPERATING IP ≠ AVAILABLE LAND.
Investment approval does not mean infrastructure is immediately ready.
China-facing logistics depend on:
Planned or under-construction port capacity should not be modeled as operating capacity.
Industrial development must coexist with:
Large-scale industrial expansion in Quang Yen and eastern Quang Ninh may increase competition for skilled workers.
Advanced manufacturing requires site-specific utility verification.
Coal, heavy industry and new green-economy objectives create transition challenges that must be evaluated by location.
Quang Ninh combines:
Few investment locations in Vietnam combine this many strategic assets within one connected economic geography.
TTTFIC does not view Quang Ninh as one homogeneous investment market.
We see a multi-node international investment platform.
Advanced Manufacturing + DEEP C + Industrial Parks + Ports + Hai Phong
Administration + Services + Tourism + Cai Lan + Logistics
Industry + Energy + Ports + Marine Economy
Special Zone + International Airport + Tourism + Marine Economy
Texhong + Manufacturing + Industrial Land + Eastern Logistics
China + Border Gate + Logistics + Industry + Trade
Industry + Services + Education + Western Connectivity
These nodes create several distinct investment strategies.
For international site-selection teams, the correct question is therefore not simply:
“Should we invest in Quang Ninh?”
The more useful question is:
TTTFIC Group | Vietnam Industrial Investment & Business Advisory
Quang Ninh’s strength is also what makes site selection complex.
A China-facing manufacturer should not automatically select the same location as an automotive supplier serving Hai Phong.
A port-intensive project requires different criteria from an electronics project.
A high-tech manufacturer requires different utilities from a textile or conventional processing factory.
TTTFIC therefore begins with the investor’s operating model.
Our process is:
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TTTFIC supports:
TTTFIC does not recommend an Industrial Park simply because it appears on a map.
We determine whether a site is:
for the investor.
Quang Ninh has undergone one of the most significant economic transformations in Northern Vietnam.
Its historical economy was built around:
Its emerging economy is increasingly built around:
The investment architecture is unusually powerful.
The strategic opportunity lies in connecting them.
For international investors, Quang Ninh should no longer be viewed simply as:
“The province of Ha Long Bay and coal.”
The new investment proposition is substantially broader:
That combination gives Quang Ninh a distinctive role in Vietnam’s northern investment map.
TTTFIC Group | Vietnam Industrial Investment & Business Advisory
Vietnam Nationwide + Thailand
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