HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam had channeled almost US$21.4 billion into 1,188 projects across 70 countries and territories as of January 2017, an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. Of the total, $5.12 billion and $2.89 billion, respectively, was invested in 270 and 191 projects in the two neighbouring countries – Laos and Cambodia. Đoàn Thanh Nghị, deputy head of the overseas investment desk of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, said the Government had worked to facilitate domestic investors to move beyond borders. It will take three days for projects to get NA or PM approval to receive licence certificates. Conditional investment projects are those with impact on national defence-security, social order and safety, ecological environment, education and training, among others.

Source: Viet Nam News February 20, 2017 07:51 UTC