Foreign direct investment attraction: Dong Nai ranks third in the first six months

​According to Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Planning and Investment), in the first 6 months, there have been 41 countries and territories with their invested projects in Vietnam.

South Korea is the leading investor with total newly and additional registered capital of US$1.55 billion, accounting for 22.6% of total invested capital in Vietnam; Hong Kong ranks second with total combined capital of US$1 billion, equivalent to 14.7%; then Japan ranks third with total combined capital of US$806 million, accounting for 11.7% of total invested capital.

In the first six months of 2014, Ho Chi Minh City is pioneering in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction with both newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 886.3 million, accounting for 12.9% of total capital. Binh Duong attains the second position with a total combined capital of US$ 876.05 million, in relevant to 12.8%. Then Dong Nai ranks third with US$ 688.37 million of combined capital, accounting for 10%. 

Processing and manufacturing field have attracted the attention of oversea investors with 326 newly-registered projects, and total newly-funded and added capital of US$4.8 billion, accounting for 70.2% of the total registered capital in the first 6 months in 2014. Then construction sector ranks no. two and real estate industry holds the third position.