VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy witnessed plenty of positive signs in the first seven months of the year as the country lured US$16.24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 4.5% year on year, whilst it recorded a trade surplus of about US$15.23 billion, marking an increase of 1.34% over the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises invested a total of US$320.6 million abroad, including newly and adjusted capital, during the opening seven months of the year, representing a drop of 10.6% year on year, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s overseas investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital, reached more than US$115.1 million during the first two months of the year, representing a 2.6-fold rise compared to the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms is growing and can surpass US$1 billion per year in the future, from about US$700 million at present, said Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises Nguyen Mai.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new and adjusted investment capital overseas during the past nine months of the year reached nearly US$398.3 million, according to details given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnamese enterprises pumped nearly US$340 million of total investment into new and supplemental capital ventures abroad in the first five months, down 38% year-on-year, the latest report by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) revealed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s investments abroad, including newly and additionally-registered capital during the first quarter of the year, reached US$211.45 million, or 37% of the figure recorded the same period in 2021.

VOV.VN - Local enterprises invested a total of US$36.9 million abroad in January, representing a 11.7 fold-increase compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

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.