Hanoi, Oct. 6 -- Vietnam's disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in January - September recorded its highest level in five years, reaching 18.8 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, the National Statistics Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Finance revealed on October 6. Breaking down the figure, 15.56 billion USD was disbursed in manufacturing and processing, 1.37 billion USD in the realty market, and 598.7 million USD in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution. Total registered foreign investment as of September 30 stood at 28.54 billion USD, up 15.2% year on year. This figure included newly registered capital, adjusted investment capital, and share purchases by foreign investors....