Around 263 foreign-invested projects with a total capitalisation of around USD3.1 billion had been licensed by April 22, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.
Total registered capital including additionally invested-projects reached more than USD4 billion in the first four months. Total capital disbursement has estimated at USD3.62 billion, up nearly 1 percent against the same period last year.
Singapore topped Vietnam’s list of foreign investors, followed by Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
In April alone, despite the impact of earthquake and tsunami, Japan poured USD174 million into Vietnam, even higher than its total investment of USD131 million in the previous three months.