HANOI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 10,100 enterprises were established in Vietnam in January this year, posting a surge of 21.9 percent year-on-year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Thursday.
The registered capital of the new enterprises totaled roughly 155.1 trillion Vietnamese dong (6.7 billion U.S. dollars), up 25.9 percent year-on-year, said the office.
Business registration in the first month of 2021 showed many good signs when newly established enterprises increased in both quantity and registered capital, which was seen in almost all areas of operation compared to the same period last year, the office noted.
New firms in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector grew 18.4 percent, while those in industry and construction expanded 13.8 percent and the services sector up 25.5 percent.
In January, more than 6,500 firms, which previously temporarily ceased operations due to difficulties, resumed their activities, posting a decrease of 23.2 percent. Meanwhile, nearly 2,100 enterprises were dissolved, up 29.2 percent.
Last year, Vietnam saw some 134,900 enterprises established with total registered capital of over 2,235.6 trillion Vietnamese dong (97.2 billion U.S. dollars), down 2.3 percent in quantity and up 29.2 percent in capital against 2019. Enditem
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