China FDI inflows rise 1.9pc in Sept

BEIJING, Oct 16 (Xinhua): Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 1.9 per cent in September from a year earlier, standing at US$9.01 billion, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday.
The pickup comes after a 14-per cent slump seen in August. It's a sign that investors are more confident about the growth outlook in the world's second largest economy.
For the first nine months, the FDI, which excludes investment in the financial sector, topped $87.36 billion, down 1.4 per cent from the same period last year, with the decline pace narrowing from the 1.8 -per cent registered in the first eight months, the ministry said.