Hanoi, May 7 -- Vietnam secured nearly 13.82 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of 2025, marking a year-on-year surge of 39.9%, according to the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency.

While newly-registered capital declined by 23.8% to 5.59 billion USD, additional capital injections into existing projects increased nearly 3.9 times to 6.4 billion USD. Capital contributions and share purchases in the four months reached 1.83 billion USD, or a 2.1-fold increase year-on-year.

As much as 6.74 billion USD was disbursed in the reviewed period, up 7.3% against the same time last year.

The agency said that the investment inflow into Vietnam has continued growing despite global volatilities, demons...