This year’s total registered foreign investment, including new capital, adjustments, and capital contributions via share purchases, exceeded US$24.78 billion as of September 30, up 11.6% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Vietnam had attracted more than US$2.36 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of January 20, an increase of 40.2% over the same period in 2023, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
VOV.VN - Among the 39 countries and territories currently investing in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the Republic of Korea (RoK) leads the way in terms of both scale and investment capital with 589 projects worth about US$13.68 billion, accounting for 65% of total foreign investment capital in industrial parks in the province.
The number of enterprises and employees working in the non-State and FDI sectors increased rapidly, whereas that of the State sector fell markedly.
VOV.VN - Vietnam will need US$150 billion, equal to half of its current overall GDP, in order to invest in power projects nationwide over the course of the following decade, according to a seminar held on November 24 that discussed ways to mobilise international capital for independent power projects.