HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam attracted 24.09 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2025, up 27.3 percent year-on-year, local newspaper VNEconomy reported on Wednesday, citing the National Statistics Office of Vietnam.

While newly registered capital dropped 11.1 percent to 10.03 billion dollars, the number of new projects rose 15.2 percent to 2,254, the report added.

The Southeast Asian country also disbursed 13.6 billion dollars in FDI during the period, the highest level during the seven months span in five years, up 8.4 percent from a year earlier.