Hanoi, May 3 -- Foreign direct investment inflows into Viet Nam reached US$18.24 billion while disbursed volume was estimated at US$7.4 billion in January-April period, the National Statistics Office reported Sunday.
In the first four months this year, Viet Nam licenced 1,249 projects with total registered capital of US$12.15 billion.
Processing and manufacturing continued to take the lead by attracting US$8.12 billion, accounting for 66.8 percent of the total FDI inflows, followed by production and distribution of electricity, gas, and air conditioners, with US$2.31 billion.
Singapore was the top foreign investor in the reviewed period as it poured US$6.05 billion in Viet Nam. South Korea and China came second and third with US$4.08 bil...