The ministry reported that in the period under review, USD 97.3 million of additional capital was poured into 21 underway projects abroad, pushing the total investment to other countries to USD 277.4 million.

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Telemor, a Viettel's trademark in Timor Leste

Spain was the leading market of Vietnamese firms in the first seven months of this year, attracting USD 59.8 million and accounting for 21.6 percent of the total investment.

The country was followed by the US with USD 45.7 million, or 16.5 percent of the capital, and Australia with USD 45.4 million.

Cambodia and Singapore also lured USD 38.5 million and USD 34.5 million of investment from Vietnam, respectively.

Source: VNA