Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Australia-Vietnam Business Forum. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The processing and manufacturing sector has lured the most Australian investments in Vietnam, theMinistry of Planning and Investment reported.
The ministry said Australian businesses have invested in631 projects in the Southeast Asian nation, with a total registered capital of2.04 billion USD.
Among the 18 sectors in which Australian firms havepoured capital into, processing and manufacturing received the most with 133projects worth 954.68 million USD, followed by lodging and catering serviceswith 31 projects valued at 154.32 million USD.
The agro-forestry-fishery sector ranks third with 25projects and 120.04 million USD, according to the ministry.
Among 45 cities and provinces receiving Australian investments,the southern province of Ba Ria - VungTau takes the lead with 16 projects worth 392.21 million USD, followed by HoChi Minh City and Hanoi.
Processing-manufacturing industry attracts most Australian investments. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam has so far attracted 39,553 FDI projects worth473.1 billion USD, with nearly 300 billion USD disbursed.
Meanwhile, Vietnam has injected more than 550 millionUSD into over 90 projects in Australia.
The bilateral trade stood at about 14 billion USD lastyear, making the two countries among the top 10 trade partners of each other./.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Australia-Vietnam Business Forum. (Photo: VNA) 
Processing-manufacturing industry attracts most Australian investments. (Photo: VNA) 
