Hanoi, Dec. 12 -- Vietnam attracted 33.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2025, with manufacturing and processing continuing to draw the strongest interest from foreign investors. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance, disbursed FDI reached an estimated 23.6 billion USD during the period, up 8.9% year-on-year - the highest 11-month disbursement in five years. Manufacturing raked in 19.56 billion USD, accounting for 82.9% of the total. Real estate followed with 1.67 billion USD, while electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning production and distribution brought in 754.9 million USD. According to the NSO data, total registered FDI, which covers newly regi...