China says foreign investment rises 14 percent in October to US$68 billion

Foreign investment in China rose 14 percent in October from a year ago to US$67.8 billion (euro46.5 billion), the government said Tuesday.

That brought total foreign investment for the first 10 months of this year to US$539.9 billion (euro370.5 billion), an 11.5 percent increase over the same period last year, the Commerce Ministry reported.

China has long been one of the world's largest recipients of foreign investment. The figure has climbed steadily despite recent …