RoK tops foreign investor in VN
09/09/2015 12:09
The Republic of Korea became the biggest foreign investor in Viet Nam with investment of US$5.26 billion, representing 39.5% of the total, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
Foreign businesses have invested in 17 fields, for which the manufacturing and processing industry led with US$10.35 billion in 924 projects.
Manufacturing was followed by real estate with US$1.82 billion and the retail industry in third at US$311.08 million.
RoK businesses consider Viet Nam a key partner in Southeast Asia and a prime destination offering excellent business and investment opportunities.
According to the FIA, not only RoK investors but also those from Hong Kong and Japan are increasing their investment capital into Viet Nam.
The UK ranked second with investment of US$1.25 billion, followed by the British Virgin Islands with US$973.6 million and Hong Kong at US$867 million.
Chinhphu.vn