## Project snapshot

• Province: Lao Cai, Northern Vietnam

• Total area (Phase 1): 255 ha

• Operational time: 2024–2074

• Land structure shown in the master plan: industrial land blocks, service and infrastructure land, and a housing area

## Connectivity references
Road travel time references

• Hanoi: 1 hour 40 minutes

• Noi Bai Airport: 1 hour 30 minutes

• Lao Cai border gate: 2 hours 10 minutes

• Hai Phong Port: 3 hours 30 minutes

Positioning statements

• Gateway corridor connecting Vietnam and China

• Direct access to the Chinese market via the Lao Cai border gate corridor

## High-speed rail pipeline stated
High-speed railway project positioning (Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong)

• Expected start of construction: 12/2025

• Completion time: 2030

• Total length: 419 km

• Design speed: up to 160 km/h

• Payload: 22.5 tons/axle

• Positioned as linking to China’s railway network at the Lao Cai border gate and connecting to seaports via Hai Phong and Quang Ninh rail links

## Technical infrastructure capacities

Power

• National grid supply via 110/22 kV transformer station

• Capacity: 2x63 MVA

Water

• Water station capacity: 15,000 m³/day and night

Wastewater and drainage

• Wastewater treatment plant capacity: 8,300 m³/day and night

• Rainwater drainage system constructed separately from wastewater drainage

Internal traffic

• Grid layout transportation network

• Minimum carriageway width: 10.5 m

• Sidewalks: 8–10 m

Firefighting

• Firefighting water system along road lines

• Fireplug spacing: 120–150 m

Telecommunications

• Modern telecommunications system stated to meet international standards

Green environment

• Green trees cover: 12.5% of total land area

## Social infrastructure and services stated

• IP security: security guards stated inside the industrial park

• Customs reference: 8 km

• Hospital reference: 5 km

• Surrounding area positioning includes emerging urban areas and residential options for experts and workers

## Investment incentive scope stated
Import-duty incentive scope presented under Decree 134/2016/ND-CP, including exemption categories for eligible cases such as:

• Imported goods for the production of exported goods

• Imported goods for processing and processed export products

• Goods imported to create fixed assets for entities eligible for investment incentives

• Imported goods for scientific research and technology development

• Imported goods for environmental protection

• Raw materials, supplies, and components imported directly for production of IT products, digital content, and software

• 5-year duty exemption scope for certain raw materials, supplies, and components not domestically manufactured, in qualifying cases from the commencement date of production

## Service charges and planning parameters stated

Industrial service and maintenance

• Industrial service and infrastructure maintenance fee: 0.7 USD/m²/year (yearly payment)

• Infrastructure rental: depends on location and land plot area

• Land rental: stipulated by provincial authority decision

Power tariff references

• Normal hours: 1,833 VND/kWh

• Night hours: 1,190 VND/kWh

• Rush hours: 3,398 VND/kWh

## Construction management parameters stated

• Building density: 70%

• Land using factor: 3.5 times

• Height limit: 5 levels

• Green density: over 20%

• Setbacks: at least 6 m from internal road boundary and at least 3.5 m from neighboring plot boundary

• Fence along internal roads: transparent fence

• Permitted buildings: production plants, warehouses, operating offices, canteens, and support facilities

• Prohibited: housing buildings, underground exploitation buildings

## Workforce and statutory cost references stated

• Minimum wage (Region 3): 4,140,000 VND/person/month (159 USD/person/month)

• Total social insurance: 32%

  • Employer contribution: 21.5%

  • Employee contribution: 10.5%

• Applied timeline stated: from January 1, 2026 under the cited decree

## Investment procedure stated (step flow)

• Sign principle agreement for land sublease

• Apply for Investment Registration Certificate

• Apply for Enterprise Registration Certificate, tax code, and seal

• Sign official land sublease and handover

• Agree connection points (water, wastewater, electricity, gate location)

• Submit construction designs for approval (basic design stage)

• Submit fire prevention and fighting plan for approval

• Submit environmental impact assessment for approval

• Apply for construction permit

• Construct factory and install machinery

• Register land use rights certificate (independent step)

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