Besides HCM City, its next-door provinces Binh Duong and Dong Nai have also attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment in the first half of this year
Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement experienced a year-on-year increase of 6.5 per cent to US$7.72 billion in the first half of this year, statistics from the Foreign Investment Agency revealed.
Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Viet Nam’s GDP growth will go back above 6.5 per cent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 per cent in 2016.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung placed high hopes on Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to the US, affirming that Vietnam has great opportunities to receive new investments.
After slipping down the list of FDI providers in recent years, Japan posts a promising total for the first five months of this year.
