Vietnamese investors poured capital into 13 sectors, in which information and communications took the lead with nearly 69% of the total, followed by the agro-forestry-fishery, processing and manufacturing, and mining sectors.

In the first four months of this year, Vietnam saw 41 new projects licensed in 20 countries and territories with a combined investment of 140 million USD, a decline of 51% compared with that of the same period last year.

Vietnam’s foreign investment consisting of both new investments and adjusted ones reached 153.5 million USD in the first four months of this year, a drop of 53.2% year-on-year./. VNA