Specifically, 139 new FDI projects worth 76.8 million USD werelicensed in the period, while existing projects absorbed 442.4 million USD.
In May alone, Hanoi gave the green light to 14 whollyforeign-owned projects and two foreign joint ventures, with combined registeredcapital of 5.3 million USD. Meanwhile, foreign investors poured 184 million USDin operational projects.
Regarding domestic enterprises, 2,238 new enterprises wereestablished in Hanoi in May, up 8 percent year on year, which registered atotal 42.3 trillion VND (1.84 billion USD) in capital, up 69 percent.
At the same time, 245firms dissolved, up 20 percent, and 788 suspended operation, an increase of 28percent, but 644 resumed operation, a surge of 51 percent./.