Hanoi, June 3 -- Vietnam disbursed nearly 219.36 trillion VND (8.3 billion USD) in public investment capital during the first five months of 2026, equivalent to 21.6% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Central-budget disbursement totalled 70.64 trillion VND, fulfilling 19.4% of the annual target, while local-budget disbursement approximated 148.72 trillion VND, or 22.9%. Although the disbursement rate was broadly unchanged from a year earlier, the disbursed amount increased by nearly 34.82 trillion VND. The MoF said the National Assembly approved a record 1.08 quadrillion VND public investment plan for 2026, about 175 trillion VND higher than the previous year. Of this, the Prime Minist...