By the end of 2010, Vietnam has more than 12,213 foreign investment projects licensed with total registered capital of about USD 193 billion, of which there were about 77 billion to be disbursed. In recent years, FDI plays an increasingly important role in promoting economic growth, create jobs, increase revenue ... for Vietnam. Because of its importance, foreign direct investment is an area attracting much attention in research both at home and abroad. The paper addresses some issues have long-standing but little studied and some new problems arise, to help policy makers to attract FDI in Vietnam have more solid basis solutions.