FDI attraction in Hanoi has achieved some results but has not created abreakthrough factor for the economy in the long run. Specially, Hanoi haspotentials and advantages in compared with many other localities but has notattracted large FDI projects using high technology. Thus, effective FDI is stilllimited, no attraction, spreading to the whole economy of the city. The questions ofwhat to do and how to attract FDI capital are raised in order to achieve betterresults, and higher efficiency to create a big change for the city. This article provides an assessment of the situation and suggests ideas that contribute to theclarification of such issues.