Foreign investment inflows posted triple-digit growth (179.5%) to US$ 5.3 billion in January, the General Statistics Office (GSO) on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, disbursed volume of foreign investment was estimated to increase by 3.2% to US$1,6 billion compared to the same period last year, according to the GSO.
The number of newly-established enterprises decreased by 17.9% to 8,276 but the registered investment capital rose 76.8% to VND 267.2 trillion.
The GSO said total export-import value was estimated to dip by 12.9% against the same period last year to US$ 38.1 billion, of the total figure, export revenue was estimated at US$ 19 billion.
Foreign arrivals rose to unprecedent high of nearly two million, statistical data shows.
Source: VGP