HCM City, Aug. 11 -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Ho Chi Minh City rebounded strongly in the first seven months of 2025, reaching nearly 6.2 billion USD, up 45.67% year-on-year after a slowdown last year.

The sharp increase underscores renewed confidence among foreign investors and signals a positive economic outlook for Vietnam's southern largest economic hub.

According to Nguyen Cong Vinh, Director of the municipal Department of Finance, the figure covers both newly-licensed projects, share purchases, capital contributions, and acquisitions of stakes in domestic enterprises.

From January to July, the city licenced 1,073 new FDI projects with combined registered capital of nearly 1.3 billion USD. Meanwhile, 296 existin...