The VN-Index's rally stemmed from strong participation of domestic investors and lower selling pressure from foreign players.

This resulted in a total of 9,853 foreign-invested projects in the country’s industrial parks and economic zones with total registered capital of US$197.8 billion to date.

In 2020, Hanoi targets to attract over US$5 billion in FDI, while investment promotion activities would focus on new markets, particularly member countries of the CPTPP and the EVFTA.

Attractive opportunities for merger and acquisition in the Vietnamese market have led to a busy end of the year for investors who are closing record deals.