Vietnam invests US$15.5 billion in overseas projects
Vietnamese enterprises have so far committed a total of US$15.5 billion in 742 projects abroad.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, mining industry tops the list with 99 projects totalling US$4.6 billion, equivalent to 13.3 percent of overall projects and 46 percent of total investment capital.
Agro-forestry and food processing comes to second with 80 projects worth of US$1.9 billion, accounting for 10.8 percent of all projects and 23.6 percent of total investment capital, while power projects also attracted US$1.8 billion, accounting for 12.1 percent.
Vietnamese has expanded their investment to 59 countries and territories across the world.