FDI tops US$6,000 million in four months

Of the total, US$5,082 million came from 697 newly-registered projects and the remaining US$1,804 million was from 314 added-capital projects.In the first four months of this year, FDI disbursement was estimated to hit US$4.7 billion, up 12% against the same period last year.The processing and manufacturing industry attracted the most FDI, with about US$5,246 million, making up 76.2% of the total.The science and technology sector came in second, luring US$336.6 million, or 4.9% of the total.The northern port city of Hai Phong topped the country in attracting new FDI projects with US$1,591 million, accounting for 31.3% of the period’s total new-registered FDI.It was followed by Hanoi with US$595.5 million, and the southern province of Binh Duong with US$329 million.

Among 45 countries and territories that invested in new projects in Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK) took the lead with US$2,480 million, making up 48.8% of total investment from new projects.