On the afternoon of September 19 in Hue City, Gilimex Industrial Park participated in the seminar “Green Transition and Breakthroughs in Industrial Investment Attraction in Hue City,” discussing the city’s green industrial development strategy. The event was co-organized by Tuoi Tre Newspaper and the People’s Committee of Hue City.
Hue is standing before a “golden opportunity” to choose a path of smart, green, and environmentally friendly industrial development. Green growth is a matter of survival.

Green development is vital
In his opening remarks, Mr. Phan Quy Phuong, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hue City, emphasized that “green transition is not only an inevitable trend but also the way to achieve sustainable economic development while preserving the heritage and natural environment of the former imperial capital.”
The city leadership is committed to building a transparent and fair investment environment with tax, land, and credit incentives, while strongly reforming administrative procedures. A prime example of this direction is the Kim Long Motor Hue Complex project, with a total investment of USD 1 billion, considered a symbol of attracting clean and high-tech industries.

Hue is also planning to develop green and eco-industrial parks; allocate land for housing for experts and workers as well as supporting services; invest in transport, seaports, and digital infrastructure; and train a high-quality workforce to meet integration demands.
Sharing the same perspective, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, former Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics, affirmed: “Green development is vital; it is no longer a choice.” The economy still heavily depends on traditional energy. Therefore, without a green transition, Vietnam risks being excluded from the global game.
To shift the economy from “brown” to “green,” he argued that the entire structure and system must be transformed. In the context where more than 96% of Vietnamese enterprises are small and medium-sized, the key challenge is finding sufficient resources to implement this shift.

He suggested treating green transition as a “national challenge,” where both the government and businesses co-create development, while granting more autonomy to pioneering localities and rewarding successful models.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Thien also recommended that Hue should boldly propose pilot mechanisms of “self-doing, self-deciding, self-responsibility” in green transition planning, and build a “sandbox” – a testing hub gathering experts to mobilize resources. He expressed his hope that Hue would become a national leader in green transition and serve as a model for the whole country.
Proposing 5 key sectors for green investment
From another perspective, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Tan Quan, Rector of the University of Economics (Hue University), analyzed that after nearly three decades of development, industrial parks have contributed 60% of the country’s industrial output value and 50% of export turnover.
However, this also means growing pressure on the environment. Therefore, Hue must choose a green, eco-industrial path to achieve sustainable growth while preserving ecosystems and its distinctive heritage.
Currently, Hue has 2 economic zones, 6 industrial parks, and dozens of industrial clusters. Many projects are being developed with a green orientation, such as Gilimex Industrial Park (over 460 ha) and the Chan May–Lang Co Economic Zone, which has attracted 55 projects, including 15 FDI projects.
According to Dr. Quan, Hue possesses unique advantages rarely found elsewhere. The city lies along the North–South axis and the East–West Economic Corridor, offering favorable conditions for connectivity and development.
Additionally, Hue has diverse natural landscapes of forests, mountains, seas, and the Tam Giang Lagoon, along with 7 tangible and intangible cultural heritages. These factors provide a solid foundation for Hue to develop industries linked with green tourism, services, and the circular economy.
Dr. Quan proposed 5 key sectors for Hue to focus on attracting green investment:
First, clean and renewable energy: developing solar and onshore/offshore wind power, aiming for net-zero emissions.
Second, agro-forestry-fishery processing: leveraging local raw materials and applying high technology to meet international standards.
Third, production of electronic components, semiconductors, and IT: taking advantage of global supply chain shifts.
Fourth, environmental infrastructure and waste treatment: investing in modern technologies and integrating industrial symbiosis models.
Fifth, social infrastructure and green tourism: developing housing, healthcare, and education for workers while linking with green tourism products.
To make this vision a reality, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Tan Quan stressed that Hue needs preferential credit and tax policies for green projects, investment in logistics, high-quality human resource training, stronger university–enterprise linkages, expanded international cooperation, and mobilization of green finance.
“If Hue can seize this golden opportunity, it will create a new economic growth engine, preserve its heritage city identity, and contribute to Vietnam’s net-zero commitment by 2050,” he emphasized.

On the same morning, as part of the Green Transition and Industrial Investment Attraction Strategy seminar in Hue City, Gilimex Industrial Park also had the honor of welcoming a delegation from the event.

Source: VNExpress, Tuoi Tre Newspaper