China's FDI inflow rises 6.9 pct in January-August

BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.9 percent year on year to 604 billion yuan in the January-August period, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

In U.S. dollar terms, FDI inflow grew 3.2 percent year on year to 89.26 billion dollars during the period, the ministry said.

FDI in August alone reached 70.89 billion yuan, up 3.6 percent year on year.