Hanoi (VNA), Oct. 1 -- Hanoi led 59 cities and provinces receiving foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year by luring 6.15 billion USD, or 23.5 percent of the total FDI that Vietnam got in the period.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Hanoi was followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 4.52 billion USD, accounting for 17.3 percent of the total FDI.

The southern industrial hub of Binh Duong came third with 2.52 billion USD, accounting for 9.6 percent of the total FDI flowed into Vietnam so far this year.

The GSO reported that Vietnam attracted 26.16 billion USD in the first nine months of this year, up 3.1 percent over the same period in 2019.

Of the figure, 10.97 billion USD was poured into nearly ...