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Ho Chi Minh City attracted 2.77 billion USD in foreign investment in the first five months of this year, with 46.7 percent of the capital poured into real estate.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City rose sharply in the last nine months, with 5.47 billion USD poured into the southern economic hub over the period, up 50 percent year on year.