Hanoi, Nov. 4 -- Of the above figure, Viet Nam licensed 3,478 new projects with total registered capital of US$30.73 billion, up 2.2 times year-on-year in capital volume.

The processing and manufacturing sector made up the largest share, with US$14.61 billion, accounting for 47.5 percent of the total, followed by transportation and warehousing with US$5.15 billion (16.7 percent).

Meanwhile, foreign investors poured additional US$ 16.13 billion in 1,079 existing projects, up 33.2 percent in investment capital from the same period last year.

Foreign investors also conducted 2,616 transactions involving capital contributions and share purchases worth a combined US$7.99 billion, up 49.6 percent year-on-year.

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