There were 18 new projects receiving investment certificates with total registered capital worth US$142.8 million, up 2.7-fold against the same period last year.
In addition, US$403.2 million was pumped into nine existing projects, surging 25.5-fold.
A major part of the capital outflow – US$270.8 million – was poured into science-technology projects, accounting for 19.6% of the total figure. Wholesale and retails followed with US$147.8 million.
The US was the top destination for Vietnamese capital in the period with US$302.3 million, holding a lion’s share of 55.4%.
Cambodia came second with US$89.1 million, followed by France, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands.
As of April 20, Vietnam had 1,417 valid overseas projects totalling US$21.8 billion, mainly in the sectors of mining (36% of total capital) and agro-forestry-fisheries.
