Meanwhile, the disbursed volume of FDI was estimated at US$6.7 billion in the reviewed period, a year-on-year increase of 7.3 percent, he said.

Industrial production expanded 8.9 percent in April and 8.4 percent in four months.

Viet Nam's total trade volume was estimated at US$74.32 billion in April, down 1.4 percent compared to the previous month and up 21.3 percent against the same period last year.

In the first four months, trade with the rest of the world reached US$276.89 billion, a year-on-year rise of 15.7 percent, in which exports and imports increased by 13 percent and 18.6 percent, respectively.

Foreign arrivals to Viet Nam reached 1.65 million in April and 6.67 million in the first four months, up 6.3 percent and 23.8 percent against the same period last year./.