In the first four months of this year, according to the General Stastics Office, Viet Nam attracted FDI totalling $5.9 billion, 74 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year.

FDI disbursements in the first four months of the year to $3.4 billion, a surge of 36 per cent over the same period in 2009.

Viet Nam was ranked 12th for attracting FDI among markets this year, according to a recent survey by international consulting group A.T.Kearney. The most attractive sectors financial services, energy (especially environmental-friendly energy), and high technology...