Hanoi, Feb. 6 -- More than 4.33 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was funnelled into Vietnam in January, a year-on-year surge of 48.6%, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency reported.

The investment landscape saw 282 new projects being registered, with total capital amounting to nearly 1.29 billion USD, representing a 43.6% decrease from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the additional capital from 137 existing projects saw a dramatic increase, reaching 2.73 billion USD - more than six times higher than the same period last year.

In the month, foreign investors engaged in 260 share purchases and capital contributions, totalling 322.9 million USD, up 70.4% year-on-year despite a 12.2% fall in the trans...