In the new development phase, Viet Nam is shifting from mass attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to a more selective, quality-, efficiency- and sustainability-driven investment cooperation approach, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang stated at a forum in Ha Noi on May 13.

Viet Nam’s outbound investment reached 713.9 million USD in the first four months of 2026, a 2.3-fold rise from the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Viet Nam continues to grow steadily. However, to sustain its appeal amid intensifying competition, a comprehensive upgrade of the investment attraction platform is required, with a focus on high-quality capital flows aligned with “green” and “digital” transformation.

Viet Nam’s total social investment rose strongly in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting improving investor confidence and a sustained recovery in the business climate, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Amid intensifying competition for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Southeast Asia, Malaysian experts have candidly recognised Viet Nam’s strong advantages in workforce capacity and market size.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Viet Nam during the first two months of 2026 is estimated at 3.21 billion USD, up 8.8% year-on-year and the highest level recorded for the period in the past five years, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

The article said Viet Nam attracted its highest level of FDI over the past five years in 2025 and is expected to maintain its appeal in 2026 as international investors regard the country as one of the region’s most promising long-term investment destinations.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, in coordination with relevant departments, agencies, and Becamex Group, held a ceremony on January 15 to announce the development of the Northern Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology Urban Area. Former State President Nguyen Minh Triet attended the event.

Leveraging internal strengths while attracting and efficiently deploying investment capital, particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), has provided a strong impetus for high GRDP growth in a number of localities in 2025.

According to the latest estimated results, six localities have been named in the group achieving breakthrough growth of over 10%. Among them, Quang Ninh (11.89%) and Hai Phong (11.81%) hold the leading positions in terms of growth rate, thanks to their strong capacity to absorb investment capital, especially foreign direct investment (FDI), and the breakthrough of modern industrial and service complexes.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Viet Nam continued to show resilience in 2025, with total newly registered capital reaching 38.42 billion USD, up 0.5% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Viet Nam Shantanu Chakraborty provided a detailed analysis of Viet Nam’s economic performance in 2025 and its 2026 prospects in an interview recently granted to the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA).

Vietnam is aiming to become a high-tech economy with the STI pillars identified as the enablers, and the local conditions enable their rapid development, said an Israeli expert.

Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 is estimated at nearly 8.37 billion USD, up 24.2% from 2024, reflecting the continued appeal of the southern metropolis to foreign investors.

Viet Nam attracted 33.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2025, with manufacturing and processing continuing to draw the strongest interest from foreign investors.

The stringent standards accompanying new-generation foreign direct investment (FDI) pose considerable challenges for industrial parks in Viet Nam, which now have only one path forward, that is to upgrade themselves.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded ministries, heads of sectors, and leaders of localities to promote decisive and effective actions to ensure the tasks and targets for 2025 and the 2021–2025 period are achieved with the best possible results, creating momentum for successfully implementing the resolution of the coming 14th National Party Congress.

To ensure rapid, comprehensive and sustainable development and achieve the goal of becoming an industrialised country by 2050, the domestic private sector and the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector play a decisive role.

Viet Nam saw about 21.3 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement during the first ten months of 2025, an 8.8% increase from the same period last year and the highest 10-month level recorded over the past five years, reported the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Despite lingering risks related to tariffs and climate, Vietnam’s 7.85% GDP growth in the first nine months of 2025 reflects its resilience through policy reforms and economic diversification, ainvest.com noted.