In the five months leading up to June, Hanoi attracted US$1.9 billion in FDI, five times higher than that in the corresponding period last year.
The capital city also granted investment licences to 73 projects with a total registered capital of around US$3.086 billion.
Nearly 11,000 businesses were established in the city in the period with a combined committed capital of US$4 billion.
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