According to statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce on Sept 13, from January to August, China reported 28, 393 newly approved foreign-invested enterprises, decreasing 1.03 percent against the same period of last year; the contractual foreign investment increased 20.69 percent to $112.706 bln; the paid-in foreign investment decreased 3.02 percent to $37.993 bln.

In August, China reported 3,741 newly approved foreign-invested enterprises, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.01 percent; the contractual foreign investment increased 32.05 percent to reach $14.066 bln; the paid-in foreign investment decreased 0.26 percent to $4.902 bln.

By People's Daily Online