SIZ — Son Tra Innovation Zone

A coastal innovation district in Da Nang — Coworking · MICE · Coliving · F&B. A digital-economy gateway linked to the International Financial Center via Thuan Phuoc bridge.

Le Van Duyet · Nai Hien Dong · Son Tra 87 ha · Digital Waterfront Proposal v1.0 · 6/2026 (under review)
Context & opportunity — Why Son Tra?
87 ha
Proposed area
Digital Waterfront Corridor
7 tr
Int'l visitors
to Da Nang (2025)
35K+
Digital nomads
in Vietnam
5'
To city center
~4.5 km to int'l airport
Program architecture

Four functional zones — Digital Waterfront Corridor

01

SIZ Core Hub

Coworking & MICE (~19 ha): 500 flex coworking seats, an 800-seat conference center, tech lab, maker space, startup services (legal · visa · accounting).

02

SIZ Living

Nomad & serviced stay (~22 ha): 200–300 coliving/serviced units, weekly/monthly Work+Stay, gym · co-kitchen · rooftop.

03

SIZ Culture & F&B

Leisure & culture (~18 ha): a seaside food street, sky bar & rooftop over the bay, creative event spaces.

04

SIZ Green

Wellness & peninsula: green spaces, wellness, connected to the Son Tra peninsula's nature.

Da Nang 2030 vision

“Da Nang — Smart, Sustainable, International-Class Innovation City by 2030”

Top 300

Global startup ecosystem rank

500+

Active startups (20%+ foreign-founded)

≥1

Tech unicorn ($1B+)

8–10

VC fund offices in Da Nang

Da Nang's directional targets (Dept. of Science & Technology) — SIZ is an infrastructure component contributing to them.

Roadmap 2026–2035

Three development phases

2026–27

Activation

200-seat pilot coworking · 4–6 anchor events/year · 500+ nomads/month · finalize SIZ institutions.

2027–29

Expansion

800-seat international MICE · 200 coliving units · 3 anchor tenants · electric shuttle to the IFC.

2029–35

Ecosystem

ASEAN Innovation District · national innovation zone · international innovation network · sustainable self-operation.

The Times Zones role

Innovation infrastructure accompanying SIZ

The plan is led by the Da Nang Innovation & Startup Support Center & Son Tra Ward. Times Zones participates as the innovation-infrastructure partner: contributing the three pillars — Co-working · Innovation Lab · Network — to run the Core Hub, Living and the investor-connection network.

Network Innovation Lab Decision 982 & Vision

SIZ proposal v1.0 (6/2026) is under review by Son Tra Ward · District · Da Nang City authorities. Figures are targets/proposals and may change upon approval.

Partner with Son Tra Innovation Zone

Interested government bodies, investors, enterprises and talent can connect with Times Zones.