Foreign direct investment slows down

Officials remain confident on FDI, despite a slight reduction

BEIJING - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China registered another monthly single-digit growth in September. Government officials and experts say they're still confident about the nation's FDI prospects although they do have concerns about a slow-down.

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that China's FDI in September grew by 6.14 percent to $8.38 billion from a year earlier.