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The total new, adjusted capital and share purchases by foreign investors reached 31.15 billion USD as of December 20, up 9.2 percent annually, reported the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Hanoi lured more than 18.7 million USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) in August, raising the total FDI poured into the city in the first eight months of 2021 to 841.8 million USD, according to the city's Statistics Office.

As many as 2,390 newly-established firms and 771 subordinate units with a total registered capital of over 24.12 trillion VND (1.04 billion USD) were set up in northern Bac Ninh province last year, up 2 percent in number and 8.6 percent in capital.

Up to 18,600 businesses were forced to suspend operations in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, up 26 percent year on year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nearly 16,200 businesses suspended operations in the first two months of this year, up 19.5 percent annually, reported the General Statistics Office.

Since the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam was passed over 30 years ago (1987-2018), the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector has become a major part of the national socio-economic development.

Vietnam attracted 8.06 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of 2018, equivalent to 76.1 percent of the figure in the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic have substantial potential for investment and trade cooperation in many spheres, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13.

In Q1/2018, total FDI from new investments, addition to existing projects and share purchase reached 5.8 billion USD, equal to 75.2 percent of the same period last year.

Nearly 18,703 new enterprises were formed in Vietnam in the first two months of this year, with a total registered capital of more than 197.3 trillion VND (8.66 billion USD).

The Vietnamese economy showed positive signals in January with hikes in export-import as well as domestic and foreign investment.

Ho Chi Minh City’s exports-imports and industry kept thriving in January, contributing to its economic growth, as heard a meeting of the municipal People’s Committee on February 1.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has attracted numerous projects by domestic and foreign investors in recent years, according to the provincial authorities.