Laos has been the largest recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment so far, with 209 projects totalling US$5.1 billion in registered capital, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

Vietnam’s overseas investment totalled US$646.03 million in the first ten months of 2021, up 35.1% year-on-year, data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed.

VOV.VN - Local businesses poured a combined total of US$575 million into newly-licensed and capital-added projects during the past eight months, representing an annual increase of approximately 74.1%, according to data given by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s investments abroad, including newly and additionally-registered capital during the opening four months of the year reached US$545.9 million, marking a 7.9-fold increase compared to the same period from last year.