BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland in actual use stood at 112.71 billion yuan (about 15.86 billion U.S. dollars) in January, down 11.7 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
Last month, 4,588 new foreign-invested firms were set up across the country, up 74.4 percent year on year, said the ministry.