Specifically, in the first six months of 2012, foreign investors have invested into 45 provinces and cities of Vietnam, among them Binh Duong attracted the largest amount of FDI with newly registered and capital-increased of $1.78 billion, accounting for 28% of total FDI in Vietnam; including $1.43 billion newly-registered and $0.35 billion capital-increased. Dong Nai province ranked the second with total capital of newly-registered and capital-increased of $942.4 million, making of 14.8%; the third place is Hai Phong city with total capital of $934.8 million, accounting for 14.6% of total FDI capital in Vietnam.
From the third rank in FDI attraction for the first two months of 2012, with total newly-registered and capital-increased of $145.68 million, Binh Duong province has taken over the first rank for the first three months of 2012 and continuously maintained the position for the first six months of 2012. Within 42 newly-registered projects in Binh Duong province, the largest project is Binh Duong Tokyu Urban Area invested by Japan with total capital of $1.2 billion.
Mai Xuan