Delegates from Kobe City learn about recycled products made from industrial waste by enterprises in Dong Nai Province.

Speaking at the event, Ho Van Ha, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, emphasised that Dong Nai has consistently prioritised green and sustainable development. The province is focusing on transforming existing industrial parks and investing in new ones following ecological and green industrial park models.

According to Ha, Dong Nai Province attaches particular importance to cooperation with Kobe City — a Japanese city possessing extensive experience in industrial infrastructure development and many similarities with Dong Nai.

On September 10, 2024, in Tokyo (Japan’s capital), the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on green growth with the Government of Kobe City.

Through this cooperation programme, Dong Nai aims to build a partnership to implement projects on green and smart industrial parks, promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, and foster sustainable development within its industrial parks in the coming period.

The seminar on collaboration for green growth between Dong Nai Province and Kobe City is a valuable opportunity for infrastructure developers and Japanese enterprises to shape and plan activities related to industrial symbiosis and cleaner production.

These efforts aim to foster sustainable development based on digital transformation and green transition, improve operational efficiency and performance, reduce emissions, and move towards a green economy and circular economy.

At the seminar, delegates from Dong Nai Province and Kobe City focused their discussions on topics including researching and reviewing potential opportunities for green and ecological transformation within industrial parks; identifying opportunities for feasibility studies; and supporting the formation of private projects that can utilise the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in industrial parks.

Dong Nai Province currently has 57 industrial parks, one economic zone, and one hi-tech park. Under the development plan for Dong Nai industrial parks for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision to 2050, as approved by the Prime Minister, the province will have 81 industrial parks.

To date, Dong Nai has attracted investment from 45 countries and territories, with a total of 2,744 projects, including 1,909 foreign-invested projects and 835 domestic projects.