From January to April this year, the total amount of foreign investment in Vietnam approved by Vietnam is 12.3325 billion US dollars!

<Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam>

According to the statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, the total approved investment amount by foreign investors in Vietnam from January to April of this year amounted to USD 1,233.25 million.

According to the statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, the total approved investment amount by foreign investors in Vietnam from January to April of this year amounted to USD 1,233.25 million (including 984 new investment projects with a total amount of USD 678.02 million, 335 capital increase cases with an amount of approximately USD 307.368 million, and 3,210 joint ventures and share purchases with an amount of approximately USD 247.861 million), showing a decline of 15.48% compared to the same period in 2019.

The total investment amount by our company in Vietnam from January to April of this year amounted to USD 99.903 million (including new investment projects, capital increase cases, joint ventures, and share purchases), showing a growth of 96.62% compared to the same period in 2019, ranking fifth among foreign investors. During the same period, other major investing countries included Singapore ranking first with a high investment amount of USD 5,672.8 million (accounting for 41.09%); Thailand ranking second with an amount of USD 1,455.17 million (accounting for 11.80%); Japan ranking third with an amount of USD 1,159.3 million (accounting for 9.37%); Mainland China ranking fourth with an investment amount of USD 1,065.59 million (accounting for 8.57%); and Taiwan ranking fifth with an amount of USD 99.903 million (accounting for 8.10%).

From 1988 to April 2020, our company has a total of 2,739 investment projects in Vietnam (including new and withdrawn projects) with an investment amount of USD 33,124.66 million, ranking fourth (accounting for 8.88%); South Korea ranked first with an investment amount of USD 68,899 million (accounting for 18.44%); Japan with an investment amount of USD 59,625.27 million ranked second (accounting for 15.98%); Singapore with an investment amount of USD 54,520.3 million ranked third (accounting for 14.61%); and Hong Kong with an investment amount of USD 24,090.67 million ranked fifth (accounting for 6.46%).

To digitalize trade management documents and simplify customs clearance procedures between the two countries, the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Singapore Customs, and the Australian Border Force will jointly develop standards and collaborate on drafting technical specifications for the adoption of distributed ledger technology in the sharing and verification of certificates of origin, non-manipulation certificates, and electronic bills of lading. In addition, the two countries have also approved the electronic exchange of customs data through their respective national single windows.

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