Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in the number of newly registered projects from foreign investment capital.

Of which, project implementation capital reached about 8.9 billion USD (up nearly 8% over the same period); there were more than 1,500 new investment projects and more than 670 projects registered to adjust investment capital.

Foreign investment capital is concentrated in 18/21 national economic sectors. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry leads with a total investment capital of over 1 billion USD; real estate business ranks second with nearly 5 billion USD.

In the first 5 months of the year, 87 countries and territories invested in Vietnam. Of which, Singapore took the lead with a total investment of nearly 4.4 billion USD, South Korea ranked second with more than 2.9 billion USD. Next were investors from China, Japan, Malaysia, etc.

Hanoi is the leading locality in attracting foreign investment capital with more than 3.2 billion USD, Bac Ninh is second with more than 2.7 billion USD. Ho Chi Minh City is third with a total registered foreign investment capital of nearly 2.6 billion USD. However, if considering newly registered projects from foreign investment capital, Ho Chi Minh City leads the country, accounting for more than 39% of the total number of newly registered projects nationwide.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, foreign investment flows into Vietnam continue to grow positively in the context of many fluctuations in the global economy. The number of new investment projects, capital adjustments, and equity transactions have also increased, showing that foreign investors' confidence in the domestic investment environment continues to be strengthened.

Source: https://ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/tphcm-dan-dau-ca-nuoc-ve-so-du-an-dang-ky-moi-tu-von-dau-tu-nuoc-ngoai-1018846.html