Foreign investment inflows to Vietnam in the first four months of 2023 fell 1.2% from a year earlier to $5.85 billion, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said on Monday.

Foreign investment pledges, which indicate the size of future inflows, fell 17.9% in the January-April period from a year earlier to $8.88 billion, the ministry said. Singapore was its largest source of foreign investment pledges, followed by Japan and China. (Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Martin Petty)