(Yicai Global) Feb. 17 -- Foreign direct investment in China added up to CNY87.57 billion (USD12.7 billion) last month in a 4 percent yearly rise, data the country's Minstry of Commerce released today show.

The month witnessed the setup of 3,485 new foreign-invested enterprises across China, as against 4,646 in the same period last year.

FDI from Singapore, South Korea and Japan went up 40.6 percent, 157.1 percent, and 50.2 percent per year, respectively, per the MOFCOM figures.

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