Real estate leads new investment registrations in Da Nang
Industrial park and shopping centre projects helped real estate account for 69.2% of newly registered foreign investment in the first 10 months of 2026.
Real estate attracted approximately US$435.7 million in newly registered foreign investment in Da Nang during the first 10 months of 2026, according to Tran Van Vu, head of the Da Nang Statistics Office. The sector also led new domestic investment registrations, drawing around ₫74.2 trillion.
Foreign-backed real estate projects focused mainly on developing and operating industrial parks and shopping centres. They included the VSIP Da Nang and WHA Da Nang industrial park projects, alongside AEON MALL Da Nang Hoa Xuan. Processing and manufacturing attracted US$177.6 million, representing 28.2% of newly registered foreign capital.
The city's combined foreign investment registrations, capital increases, capital contributions and share purchases reached US$803.9 million over the period, a year-on-year rise of 147.2%. Authorities licensed 130 new projects with registered investment of US$629.6 million, while 49 existing projects added US$138.8 million.
In October, the US$105 million WHA Da Nang Industrial Park infrastructure development and operation project represented approximately 98.9% of new foreign investment registrations. Total foreign investment registrations, adjustments and equity transactions for the month reached US$117.3 million.
Domestic investment registrations and additions to existing projects totalled ₫195.6 trillion in the first 10 months, up 52.4%, the statistics office reported. Nearly ₫94 trillion came from capital increases at 31 existing projects, a rise of 333.1%. Meanwhile, 78 new domestic projects registered nearly ₫102 trillion, down 4.5% in value.
