HANOI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam plans to gain 10 billion U.S. dollars in realized capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the country this year, up from more than 8 billion dollars last year, according to a local investment agency on Friday.

    To realize the target, Vietnam is focusing on accelerating site clearance and resettlement for people affected by FDI projects, the Foreign Investment Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment said, noting that the realized capital of all FDI projects in the country was over 1.4 billion dollars in April.

    Vietnam lured 21.3 billion dollars worth of registered capital of FDI projects in 2007 when it gained realized capital of over 8 billion dollars. The respective figures in 2006 were 10.2 billion dollars and 4.1 billion dollars, the agency said.

    Vietnam currently houses over 8,600 operational FDI projects with total registered capital of more than 85 billion dollars, of which over 30 billion dollars has been realized.