The GSO also said that Vietnam attracted a total of 27.72 billion USD in FDI asof December 20, down 11% year-on-year.
Among 108 nations and territories pouring capital intoVietnam this year, Singapore ranked first with 6.46 billion USD or 23.3% of the total. It wasfollowed by the Republic of Korea (4.88 billion USD), and Japan (4.78 billionUSD).
Foreign investors have invested in 19 out of 21 nationaleconomic sectors, of which the processing and manufacturing industry took thelead with a total investment of 16.8 billion USD, accounting for 60.6% of thetotal registered capital.
With 4.45 billion USD, the real estate sector ranked second,followed by power production and distribution with 2.26 billion USD.
This year, foreign investors have landed their investments in 54 Vietnamese provinces and cities. Ho Chi Minh City led the nation with 3.94billion USD, and was followed by Binh Duong (3.14 billion USD), and Quang Ninh(2.37 billion USD)./.