Vietnamese southern hub's FDI inflows jump 24 pct in 2025

HANOI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's southern hub Ho Chi Minh City is estimated to attract 8.37 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 24.2 percent, the Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday.

The total comprises 1.6 billion U.S. dollars for 1,865 new projects, 2.9 billion dollars for 432 existing projects, and about 3.7 billion dollars from foreign capital contributions, share purchases and acquisitions, the report said, citing the municipal Department of Finance.

Singapore was the largest source of investment with 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, it said. ■