China's FDI inflow rises 9.1% in August

BEIJING - Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 9.1 percent year on year to 62.52 billion yuan ($9.6 billion) in August, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Thursday.

In the first eight months, FDI dropped 0.2 percent year on year to 547.94 billion yuan, according to the ministry.