Hanoi leads the country in attracting FDI

The city lured 1.9 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of this year, accounting for 19.3 percent of the total registered FDI in the country.

In the first five months of this year, foreign direct investment (FDI) poured into Vietnam did not only surge more than 136 percent from the same period last year, but the disbursed FDI capital also reached an impressive growth at nearly 6 billion USD.

According to the Foreign Investment Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the FDI sector has been enjoying good business in Vietnam during the reviewed time. It reported a trade surplus of 9.1 billion USD in the first five months.