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Foreign direct investment in China rose 11.3 percent on-year in the first four months of 2010, the government said Friday, suggesting confidence in the world's third-largest economy continued to grow.Foreign companies pumped in 30.8 billion dollars in direct investment in the country from January to April, the commerce ministry said on its website.The figure marked an acceleration from the 7.7 percent jump seen in the first quarter.In April alone, foreign investment increased 24.7 percent to 7.3 billion dollars, it said.

Foreign direct investment in China leapt 32 percent year-on-year in November for the fourth straight monthly increase, the commerce ministry said Wednesday.China attracted 7.023 billion dollars in foreign investment last month, ministry spokesman Yao Jian told reporters.The increase compared with a 5.7 percent rise in October, an 18.9 percent jump in September, and a seven percent rise in August, which ended 10 straight months of declines.Foreign direct investment in the first 11 months of 2009 fell 9.9 percent over the same period last year to 77.9 billion dollars.

Foreign direct investment in China rose 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2010, the government said Saturday, in an announcement that could add to mounting concern over inflation.Foreign companies invested 38.9 billion dollars in the world's third-largest economy from January through May, commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian told reporters.That marked an acceleration from the 11.3 percent growth logged from January to April and the 7.7 percent growth of the first quarter.

Foreign direct investment in China rose 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2010, the government said Saturday, in an announcement that could add to mounting concern over inflation.Foreign companies invested 38.9 billion dollars in the world's third-largest economy from January through May, commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian told reporters.That marked an acceleration from the 11.3 percent growth logged from January to April and the 7.7 percent growth of the first quarter.

Foreign direct investment in China rose 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2010, the government said on Saturday, in an announcement that could add to mounting concern over inflation.Foreign companies invested 38.9 billion dollars in the world's third-largest economy from January through May, commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian told reporters.That marked an acceleration from the 11.3 percent growth logged from January to April and the 7.7 percent growth of the first quarter.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia almost halved in the first nine months of the year, the statistics office said on Friday, as the economic crisis reduced the country's appeal for investors.FDI from January-September amounted to 9.98 billion dollars, down 48.1 percent from the same period last year, the statistics office said in a statement.Overall foreign investment was 54.73 billion dollars, down 27.8 percent from January-September 2008, the statement said.

Foreign direct investment in China doubled year-on-year last month as global demand perked up from the depths of the financial crisis, officials said Friday.China attracted 12.1 billion dollars in FDI last month, a rise of 103 percent from December 2008 when the global crisis was taking hold, the commerce ministry said.Ministry spokesman Yao Jian said the strong rebound -- the fifth straight monthly increase for China's FDI -- showed the world's third-largest economy was still attractive to foreign investors.

China's foreign direct investment fell in April for a seventh month as companies cut back amid the global financial crisis, the Commerce Ministry said Friday.