By Hung Le/thesaigontimes

Foreign investment through M&A outpaces FDI for first time
InvestmentHCMC – Foreign investment pledged to Vietnam in the year to date through capital contributions and stake acquisitions accounts for 61% of the country’s total foreign investment commitments, exceeding foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time.

Foreign investment in Vietnam surges
InvestmentHCMC - New foreign investment approvals in Vietnam during the year to January 20 reached US$1.9 billion, rocketing by 51.9% year-on-year, according to the latest report by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.