Hanoi, June 3 -- Vietnam attracted 24.81 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first five months of 2026, up 34.9% year-on-year, the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance reported on June 3. The figure includes newly registered capital, additional capital injected into existing projects, and foreign investors' capital contributions and share purchases. As of May 31, Vietnam had licensed 1,576 new FDI projects with a combined registered capital of 14.84 billion USD, rising 1.7% in project number and 2.1-fold in value compared to the same period last year. The processing and manufacturing sector remained the largest recipient of new projects, drawing 9.64 billion USD, or 65% of the registered capital. ...