Foreign direct investment commitments in Viet Nam soared 5 per cent on-year to $22.94 billion in the first seven months. — Photo kinhtedothi.vnForeign direct investment (FDI) commitments soared 5 per cent on-year to $22.94 billion in the seven-month period. South Korea ranked second with $5.46 billion (24 per cent), while Singapore came next with $2.73 billion (12 per cent). Overseas investmentsDuring the period, Vietnamese businesses invested $280 million into 102 projects aboard, statistics from FIA also revealed. Agro-forestry-fisheries came next with $64 million (23 per cent), following by manufacturing and processing with $46 million (16 per cent).

Source: VietNamNet News July 26, 2018 09:00 UTC