Vietnam now has nearly 12,000 FDI projects
Vietnam has 11,807 foreign invested projects (FDI) with a total registered capital of US$188.4 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
HCM City attracts most of the FDI projects with a total capitalization of US$28.7 billion, followed by Ba Ria-Vung Tau with nearly US$26 billion. Hanoi makes up 25.49 percent of the total projects and 17.6 percent of registered capital.
Four south-eastern provinces host 60.14 percent of total projects valued at 51.66 percent of registered capital, while the north-western region makes up barely 0.34 percent of the total projects and 0.11 percent of registered capital.
Currently, 91 countries and territories have invested in Vietnam. The Republic of Korea takes the lead with 2,570 projects capitalised at US$23 billion.
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