According to an assessment from the Ministry of Construction (MoC), the amount of FDI going to the manufacturing and processing sector in the first nine months of 2023 continued to lead in total investment, with more than $14 billion, accounting for 69.3 per cent of the total and increasing by 15.5 per cent over the same period of 2022. At the same time, the recent trend of multinational corporations shifting industrial real estate investment into Vietnam has had an impact, causing industrial park real estate demand to grow this year. However, the planning and development of industrial parks, economic zones, and industrial clusters in recent times has revealed a number of limitations. The MoC has made five recommendations. It will coordinate closely with relevant ministries, branches, and agencies to perfect legal institutions, mechanisms and policies on planning and developing industrial parks, economic zones, and industrial clusters.