Vietnam invests over 450 million USD overseas in 10 months. Meanwhile, 19 projects registered to increase their investment capital by over 61.9 million USD, equivalent to 14.5% of the amount in the corresponding time last year. Vietnamese investors poured capital into 14 sectors, mainly processing and manufacturing with 224 million USD; real estate, 42.8 million USD; and mining, wholesale and retail. As of October 20, Vietnam counted 1,594 overseas valid projects worth over 21.68 billion USD, mainly specialising in mining (32.1%) and agro-forestry-fishery (15.9%). The total newly-registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contribution and share purchase stood at 22.46 billion USD in the January-October period, down 5.4% year-on-year.
