Vietnam attracted US$4.267 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of this year, equal to 70 percent of the figure recorded in the same period last year.
According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), the total amount of capital disbursed for 168 newly licensed projects was estimated at US$3.6 billion, down by 0.3 percent.
The real estate sector in Binh Duong took lead with a total FDI capital of over US$1.57 billion, followed by Haiphong, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh.
Currently, Japan is the biggest investor in Vietnam, with its newly-registered projects estimated at more than US$2.36 billion, (76 percent of the total FDI funding in the first four months).
Sourrce : vovnews