US $400 million was registered for 64 investment projects abroad in 2007, the Foreign Investment Department has revealed.

The average capital scale reached US $6 per project, an increase by US $1 of that in 2006. Projects were mainly registered in agriculture sector with 17 projects worth US $156.8 million and industrial sector with 23 projects worth more than US $147 million.

After 20 years implementing the Investment Law, Vietnamese enterprises have brought 249 investment projects abroad with the total registered capital of up to US $1.39 billion.

Among 35 destination countries and territories, Laos attracted the most numerous investments.

Source: NLD, Photo: Internet

Translated by Hoang Anh