VOV.VN - According to data released on June 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO), the Vietnamese economy is continuing to encounter difficulties as it only expanded by an estimated 3.72% during the first six months of the year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest economic and financial hub in Vietnam, attracted nearly US$2.9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 30.7%, according to the Statistics Office of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Foreign investors poured US$13.4 billion of investment into Vietnam in the first six months of this year, a drop of 4.3% year on year and the lowest figure since 2027, the Ministry of Planning and Investment announced on June 29.

Although the real estate sector has suffered a fall in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, experts are still optimistic about its prospects of the sector, especially the industrial segment which is described as a bright spot.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted US$10.86 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital during the first five months of the year, marking a decline of 7.3% year on year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Despite impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign direct investment (FDI) is still being poured into Vietnam, contributing importantly to turning the country into a new production hub of the world.

Provinces and centrally-run cities in the Southern Key Economic Zone are now more selective in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) by giving priority to high-tech, environmentally-friendly and less labour-intensive projects.

Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction policy has been improved significantly as foreign investors are now allowed to pour capital into almost areas, a businessperson has said.

Vietnam will continue with synchronous measures to attract foreign investment effectively, especially from Australia, said deputy head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) Vu Van Chung at the Vietnam-Australia Investment Forum held in Hanoi on April 17.

The real estate sector ranks second in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first quarter of 2023 with US$766 million, accounting for 14.1% of total FDI.