The Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee has said that many businesses were registered and a great deal of foreign investment attracted in the southern province in the first nine months of this year. As of September 15, foreign investment stood at over $2.6 billion, representing 145 per cent of the annual plan and up 74 per cent year-on-year, including 54 new projects, 14 projects adding capital, and 134 instances of capital contributions and share purchases.