This includes over $269 million poured into 43 new projects, nearly three times higher than the same period last year and an additional $40 million injected into 12 existing projects, 69 times higher than the amount recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
Up to 36 per cent of Vietnamese outbound investments ($111 million) came towards to production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning. This was followed by processing and manufacturing industry ($65.6 million or 21.2 per cent) and transport and warehousing ($50.5 million or 16.3 per cent), a news agency reported.
Twenty four countries and territories received Vietnamese investment over the four months. Laos topped with $141 million, making up 45.5 per cent. Indonesia ranked second with $59 million or 19 per cent. The Philippines and Japan were next with $26 million and $21 million respectively.
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